by Neil Bossenger | Sep 22, 2011 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
The brain is the central organ of stress and adaptation because it perceives what is threatening and determines a behavioural response that may include fighting, fleeing, vigilance, and anxiety toward possible danger. The brain also determines health-damaging...
by Neil Bossenger | Sep 20, 2011 | Spinewave Bulletin
Rules that can be applied to 10-year-olds and adults alike. My good friend has had this printed and tacked to her fridge for her boys for years. I laugh every time I read it. How to be Good: Always share the Playstation. Don’t stand on things that break. Sit...
by Neil Bossenger | Sep 17, 2011 | Spinewave Bulletin
Letters are the most ubiquitous symbols around us. When we learn to read, we train our brains to transform these symbols into sounds and meanings. However, doctors estimate that at least 10% of the population has dyslexia. The term “dyslexia” was invented in...
by Neil Bossenger | Sep 14, 2011 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
I am now well toilet trained – Karen. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has in many instances become a hand-wave diagnosis due to its complex nature and myriad causes. IBS can have elements of constipation and diarrhoea, or alternation between the two. When I first...
