BBC has reported that brain shrinkage is unique to the human brain and does not effect our closest evolutionary relatives, chimpanzees. Currently, humans are the only known animals to suffer from age-related dementia, which is directly related to the shrinkage of our brains. By age 80, the average human brain has lost 15% of its…
Read MoreGaming System Operating Rooms?
You just might hear millions of kids across the world smile, sigh and say “I told you so”. To what might they may be referring? Well, the idea that the Xbox is a very useful and necessary device and they would be right despite the fact that moms across the globe are cringing. Sunnybrook Health…
Read MoreCan Fatty Foods Make You Happy?
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation suggests that there is a correlation between food and a person’s emotional state. Led by Belgian researcher Dr. Lukas Van Oudenhove, scientists found that even absent taste, smell, and look, saturated fat fended off negative emotions. Take a look at the video below to learn…
Read MoreSiblings Share Brain Activity?
Dr. Michael Spencer, a researcher at the University of Cambridge, led a study that has identified the reduced activity in a part of the brain associated with empathy and argues it may be a “biomarker” for a familial risk of autism. In a previous blog, “Mindblindness”, we reported on autism. Individuals affected by autism have…
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