Here are a few articles that you might find fun: obesity and sensitivity to fat “Fat also is less effective in obese men in stimulating certain gut hormones that are released into the bloodstream and normally suppress appetite.” part of brain that tracks limbs in space discovered ” Scientists have discovered the Read more…
Here are a couple of fun articles: woolly mammoths caused global warming, who knew? “Ancient hunters who stalked the world’s last woolly mammoths likely helped warm the Earth’s far northern latitudes thousands of years before humans began burning fossil fuels, according to a study of prehistoric climate change.” teen drinkers Read more…
thank cooking for your big brain “Now the proponents of the cooked-food hypothesis are presenting fresh evidence in support of the idea – and it all comes down to how you chew.” ‘cuddle chemical’ eases schizophrenia “…Feifel thinks that oxytocin is dampening down the excessive production of the neurotransmitter dopamine, Read more…
Here are a few articles of interest for today: meditation helps increase attention span “The research was inspired by work on Buddhist monks, who spend years training in meditation. “You wonder if the mental skills, the calmness, the peace that they express, if those things are a result of their Read more…
obesity harms women’s memory “…first in the United States to link obesity to poorer memory and brain function in women and to identify the body-shape connection.” can we trick our minds?? “…Test subjects were more satisfied for longer periods of time after consuming varying quantities of food for which they Read more…