Archive for the 'How the Brain influences our lives' Category

Jan 10 2008

Crying, it’s a good thing: How Hillary Clinton won New Hampshire

Hillary just won the New Hampshire democratic primary. My daughter and I watched the telecast of her getting emotional when a warm-hearted woman asked her, “how are you doing?”…

Continue Reading »

No responses yet

Nov 19 2007

Abuse amnesia and/or delayed recall of memory…fact or fiction?

It’s fact…check out the research. In a study of 149 women who had documented histories of sexual abuse, 49 of them did not remember the abuse from their past.

Continue Reading »

No responses yet

Oct 12 2007

Neurons that fire together, wire together

Did you ever wonder why parking garage elevators now have floors with certain music by famous singers?

The reason is probably obvious. It makes it easier for us to remember the floor where our car is parked.

But how do we remember? What are the specific mechanisms by which the floor where we are parked, the music and the singer are associated?

Continue Reading »

One response so far

Sep 19 2007

The evolution of the human brain

A half-billion years ago, the three pounds of neurons and neural networks of our human brain began to evolve from sponges and ancient sea creatures.

Continue Reading »

No responses yet

« Prev -