Tagged: brain science

A little Bit of Everything Is Too Much

It’s Thanksgiving. Everyone brought a dish: sweet potatoes from Aunt Wilimenia, cranberry sauce from Sister Ethel, pecan pies with Texas pecans from Uncle Rupert. There is turkey, sage dressing, mashed potatoes, grilled Brussel sprouts,...

How Can Dancing Reduce Alzheimer’s?

Dance is a gift that goes beyond barre work, leotards, and a sense of rhythm. It is one of the most freeing forms of expression and emotion. In addition, people who move more, dancing...

Hippopotamus, Hippocampus

Lizards grow new tails when theirs is lost due to pretators. Sea cucumbers, when cut into pieces, will grow into separate, new sea cucumbers. Sharks can grow new teeth. But we, as humans, cannot...

The Silent, Dark Brain

Our brain lives in silence. And darkness. It knows only what we tell it, and is dependent on our sensory receptors to know what’s going on. External stimuli supplies internal information, which determines how...