by Neil Bossenger | Oct 15, 2011 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
The nervous system of the fruit fly, magnified 40 times. There was a time when we thought genes controlled everything and that humans were genetically superior. Yet the human genome is estimated to have only 23,000 protein-encoding genes, while the minuscule fruit fly...
by Neil Bossenger | Oct 13, 2011 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
New research suggests the growth rate of the brains cerebral cortex in babies born prematurely may predict how well they are able to think, speak, plan and pay attention later in childhood. The research is published in the October 12, 2011, online issue of...
by Neil Bossenger | Oct 11, 2011 | Spinewave Bulletin
And why wouldn’t Ghandi have high blood pressure when you think about it, really? Half naked in toga-like getup, hungry, facing thousands of British soldiers without a weapon. Of course his nervous system is going to have issues…