Heres what we are reading today: Brain wave study on reading development “The study, co-authored by Stanford Professor Bruce McCandliss of the Graduate School of Education and the Stanford Neuroscience Institute, provides some of the first evidence that a specific teaching strategy for reading has direct neural impact. The Read more…
Here’s what we are reading today: steroids and the blood brain barrier “Barclay Morrison III, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has led the first study to determine underlying biological mechanisms that promote functional recovery of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) after blast injury. The research demonstrates that treatment Read more…
Here is what we are reading today: Playing with foxes! “If you happen to be visiting the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan and you love foxes you are in luck. There is a sanctuary full of free-roaming and surprisingly friendly foxes that are waiting to play. The Zao Fox Village Read more…
Here’s what we are reading today: When are superstitions used? “Performance goals are when people try to be judged as successful by other people. “For example, if I’m a musician, I want people to applaud after I play. Or if I’m a student, I want to get a good grade,” Read more…
Here is what we are reading today: taste shapes who we are “I took my son Matthew to visit Ed Currie, a South Carolina pepper grower who now holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for hottest chili in the world. It’s called Smokin’ Ed’s Carolina Reaper. There is a Read more…