Archive for October, 2009
Wires Inserted Into Human Brain Reveal Speech Surprise
By Brandon Keim
October 15, 2009 |
1:12 pm [...]
Born With Half A Brain-Living A Full Life
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia (CNN) — Michelle Mack has turned medical thinking upside down.
The right side of Michelle Mack’s brain rewired itself to take over functions controlled by the left.
Born with only half a brain, Mack can speak normally, graduated from high school and has an uncanny knack for dates.
At 27, doctors determined that the [...]
Juggling Increases Brain Power
The volunteers were taught to juggle with three balls
Complex tasks such as juggling produce significant changes to the structure of the brain, according to scientists at Oxford University.
In the journal, Nature Neuroscience, the scientists say they saw a 5% increase in white matter – the cabling network of the brain.
The people who took [...]
Take A Break
What’s a 10-letter word for “fun and relaxing” beginning with C? CROSSWORDS, of course! Don’t let life at the office or on the road get you down. Whenever you’re feeling overwhelmed or stressed out, just pull out a New York Times crossword puzzle, and settle in for some refreshing solving with this brand-new collection of [...]
