Preventing Alzheimers

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In class we talk about a number of variables concerning Wellness & Stress - nutrition, exercise, blood pressure etc. In Scientific American Mind Jonah Lehrer interviews Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy in "Can Alzheimer's Be Cured?" and interestingly enough these variables are precisely the ones we all need to keep in check to keep our brains healthy prevent Alzheimers & slow its progression.

Take 2 Laughs & Call Me In The Morning!

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Do you like to laugh? Like making people laugh? Well keep on laughing! An article in Scientific American Mind called "How Humor Makes You Friendlier, Sexier" by Steve Ayan, describes the benefits on well-being from laughter & humor. It also states that women find men who have a sense of humor sexier!

Got Road Rage?

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Have you ever experienced Road Rage? Have you be a victim of it? Well you are not alone! Scientific American Mind is reporting about 90% of us are. An article by Hal Arkowitz and Scott Lilienfeld called "How To Fight Road Rage" they state that younger drivers and males tend to be more prone to road rage. The article mentions a number of variables seem to be related to whether one will display aggression to other drivers and some types of therapy which have been found to be successful.

Mirror, Mirror in the Brain

In Intro our text discusses Mirror Neurons. Daniel Lametti has an article in the June Scientific American Mind called "Mirroring Behavior" which explains how this research began over an ice cream cone and explains how the findings may help us understand behaviors we observe in others and why others, like those who are Autistic may not have this ability.

It's The Cookies!

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In Intro we explore Animal Intelligence, from Chimpanzees doing arithmatic, crows and Chimpanzees using tools to Dolphins understanding Semantically Reversible Sentences. Scientific American has a short piece by Tina Adler called Fact or Fiction: Dogs Can Talk (vs communicate). The article also mentions the research with Rico, the border collie, who learned the names for 200 objects.