Here is what I am reading today: following a different drummer “In an article published online June 3rd by the journal Nature, a team of electrical engineers and neuroscientists working at Stanford University propose a new theory of the brain activity behind arm movements. Their theory is a significant departure Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: Harry Potter inspiration “A self-writing diary in one of J K Rowling’s books on Harry Potter has inspired researchers to create a paper that spells out a person’s blood type. “ alarm clocks make you fat?? “As if you needed another reason to Read more…
Recently I was selected as one of the ‘Most Savvy Social Media Professors’ by an on-line college blog. Although I am very honored, I have to say that I know one young and up and coming professor that taught me all I know… my daughter Karen, who is now a Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: 50 year old mystery in autism “Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele (left) and Randy Blakely pose at the entrance to the Vanderbilt Laboratory for Neurobehavior, where their studies in mice have revealed a clue to autism. Credit: Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt University” ptsd “According to a recent pilot Read more…
This is what I am reading today: trans fat and aggression “Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown — by each of a range of measures, in men and women of all ages, in Caucasians and minorities — that consumption of dietary trans fatty Read more…