For those of you who are enjoying our posts on weight control, please click over to Daniel Lende’s Neuroanthropology site for some excellent scholarly summaries of relevant research.
Today, Daniel posted a very helpful article on “Successful Weight Loss,” and here is his take on the issue of genetics and obesity.
Daniel teaches a course in “medical anthropology” at Notre Dame…sounds to me like anthropology has become a lot more interesting than when I was in school….
Sixteen years ago, daughter Karen and I embarked on a weight loss journey, courtesy of Jenny Craig. Karen had just finished her stellar career as an internationally ranked shot putter, and she needed to relearn Read more…
All of the students experienced a strong sensation of sweetness while sucking on lemons, and many asked for a second piece! Then the party became even more interesting when a couple of students decided to see how their Oreos would taste.
My friends in the Facebook group “Teaching Resources for Biological Psychology and Neuroscience” have shared so many exciting resources, but my favorite was the Play-Doh neuron project. Because I’ve been teaching remotely for three (!!!) Read more…