Here are a few stories that I have found interesting and I hope you will, too! Blinking Neurons give thoughts away! “In a milestone study, scientists are able to apply the method to watch activity in nerve cells during animal behavior.” How dark chocolate may guard against brain injury from Read more…
Our family loves technology. We even had a Jaguar gaming system, and not too many people even know what that is. So of course we needed iPads…Kristin and Karen received theirs today, too, and we’re getting some good advice from them on apps. The first thing I downloaded was the Read more…
Here are a few stories that I have found interesting and I hope you will, too! Watching a living brain in the act of seeing “Looking ahead, they say their method opens a new avenue for exploration of how learning functions at the level of the individual neuron.” How nerve Read more…
Our family is anxiously awaiting the arrival of wireless 3G iPads at the end of April. I haven’t really had a chance to explore the possibilities of the technology yet, but one of the apps that is definitely on my list is the 3-D brain app from Genes to Cognition. Read more…
Nicholas Christakis has a lot to say about the importance of the company we keep. Not only do your friends’ smoking and eating habits affect your own, but their loneliness and drinking habits do as well. Christakis and his colleagues note that if you are directly connected with a person Read more…