NOT a Vegetable
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Have you seen this story yet?
A three-year-old boy in New York is missing his cerebellum - a vital part of his brain - and yet continues to learn and develop, defying medical expectations.
According to the article, little Chase Britton’s case is “leaving doctors bewildered and experts rethinking what they thought they knew about the human brain.”
To me, the most inspiring part of the story are the words of his mother, who says of her son, “People could view this as a tragic story. But that depends on how you look at life. You can be angry or you can appreciate what you have been given. Chase was meant to be with us.”
Read the whole thing here.
Mind Games
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, September 27, 2010
I came across an article recently that touted the importance of brain exercises for retaining information and longevity. Unfortunately, I can’t remember where I read this article, which obviously means I need to be doing whatever it was they said to do in the first place.
There are tremendous benefits, said the article, to these kinds of mental exercise—things like doing the crossword or Soduku. The... READ MORE
First-born Fun
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, August 13, 2010
I am the oldest child in our family. My husband is the oldest in his. When we were pregnant with our first baby, I was so worried for him—the oldest child born of two oldest children.
Turns out, I had nothing to fear! According to this study, first-born children get an advantage in the brain department.
Birth order within families has long sparked sibling rivalry, but it might also impact the child’s... READ MORE
I'm Not the Only One!
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Monday, November 09, 2009
My mother has an extraordinary memory. She routinely says things like, “Oh, yes, that was Harold Plinken. He sat two seats in front of me in third grade and used to pull the braids of Sally Davis who sat in front of him. Our teacher that year was Miss Swanwhite, and she later married Mr. Holt who taught science at the high school. They had three little girls and the youngest one, Barbara, married... READ MORE
Synesthesizing
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Thursday, September 03, 2009
Have you ever known someone to whom the letter ‘A’ is always red?
Yeah, me neither. Those people are crazy.
Ha! I kid, of course.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, the phenomenon to which I’m referring is called grapheme → color synesthesia. People who have it associate a specific color with each letter or number. Grapheme → color synesthesia is one of the most common types of synesthesia.... READ MORE
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