Here is what I am reading today: autism and testosterone cycle imbalance “For every female that has autism there are four males. To better understand this sex bias, Valerie Hu at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington DC and colleagues studied a gene implicated in autism called retinoic Read more…
As my career winds down, and my daughters’ university teaching careers get started, I’ve asked myself how university education might look when they reach my age. I’m pretty sure it will look much different. I doubt the current “bricks and mortar” model will survive, except for the very wealthy students. Read more…
Here are a few readings for today: why do dogs have bigger brains than cats? Answer: because they are sociable “Over millions of years dogs have developed bigger brains than cats because highly social species of mammals need more brain power than solitary animals, according to a study by Oxford Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: brain ZAPS improve math “Need to improve your math skills or do your taxes faster? Try zapping your brain with electricity. Researchers have shown that administering a small electrical charge to the brain may enhance a person’s ability to process numbers for up Read more…
Here are a few readings for today: sleep deprivation and specific changes in the brain ” Researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and SRI International have published the most systematic study to date of the effects of sleep deprivation on gene expression in the brain. The findings have implications Read more…