Blood Test of Concussions

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The FDA has just approved a blood test for identifying Concussions! The accuracy is really great also...with 97% accurately indicating intracranial lesions and 99% accuracy when there are no intracranial lesions. This would help a great deal in general and also to avoid CT scans when no brain lesions were found.

Restoring Long Term Memories!

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Researchers at University of California Irvine have cracked the code on why our long term memory has trouble as we get older and have found how to restore it. Like other parts of our body that stiffness as we get older, an enzyme is compacting the DNA too hard. The researchers hope drugs can be created which can reduce this enzyme and thus releasing the DNA so that the memories can be restore! :-)

Psychology Can Help!

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We know the majority of people believe Climate Change is caused by humans, but getting them to change their behaviors in ways that help the environment can be very difficult. Here is great link on 4 Ways Psychology can help with this problem.

Bill Lishman Passed Away

Part 1 Hi Everyone...

I'm really sorry to share that Bill Lishman has passed away. I still remember the day in 1993 when the original 20/20 show aired the segment called "Father Goose" about what Bill Lishman was attempting to do with the geese. I remember rushing to grab the old VHS tape to put in the recorder so I could show it to my students for the concept of Imprinting. No internet back then or smart classrooms with computers. HA! I have part one of it above and part two below. Best I could find. Yes, the "Hollywoodized" movie "Fly Away Home" is based on his life with the geese. Here is a link with his daughter Carmen discussing his passing and his work.

Our MultiDimensional Brain!

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Well this will "Blow Your Mind!" HA! The Blue Brain Project Team have discovered the brain's complex neuron network is Multidimensional in shape...up to 11D! The team suggest this has been why it has been so hard to study the brain and perhaps now they can start to learn more about memory etc. Check out this article!

Pre-Order Blue Mind Movie

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You can pre-order your copy of Blue Mind Movie by Dr. Wallace J. Nichols. Check out video (which BTW discusses Pharrell & the Chicago Cubs!!!) and the link on details of pre-ordering the DVD or digital download.

Depression & Artificial Sweeteners

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Here is a good piece to keep in mind the difference between "Cause & Effect" (Experiment) vs "Related" (Correlation). Check this link out which discusses a longitudinal study where those who drank more than 4 cans of soda with artificial sweetener a day were 30% more likely to be depressed. Make sure you also look at the age range of those in the study and how many participants! Can you think of another variable which might be increasing both depression and diet soda drinking? Hmmm?

Now this is not saying there actually may be a cause & effect but an experiment would be needed to draw that conclusion. Am I saying, go ahead an consume artificial sweeteners? No! In fact, do make sure you look at the research on them by Dr. Susan Swithers (81/2 min NPR interview).