Then my youngest read to me, The Dog Beneath the Skin , an essay by Oliver Sacks. Combining these two with an interest in change-blindness and in stereopsis for our visual sense, made me wonder, Do humans have change-blindness for other senses? And Do we have other stereo senses? Ahhthe joys of Spring! .

Why is it so damn hard to quit smoking? This ongoing struggle led me to research a little bit about nicotine addiction in hopes that I would better understand it and eventually be able to kick the habit once and for all. Both stimulates and relaxes the body. The drug stimulates the adrenal gland causing a release of epinephrine. Nicotine also activates receptors in your brain. When these receptors are activated they release dopamine.

I blame Jack Frost! I hear those sleigh bells ringing. Taken in early fall, I can not wait for winter! Apparently some Grinches out there do not share the same love of the winter as I do. While the faint hope of snow and below freezing temperatures keep me going, to others this could be a rather depressing season, some could even say they get sad. Frosty the snowman was jolly happy soul. But what really causes SAD? There could be a few factors.

The Things Seen, Heard, and Felt. The Human Ear and Sound. The Human Ear The ear is what brings to us sounds from the outside world of our brains.

You can use this space to add an introductory message to your blog with a Text Widget or add any other widget here. I thought about the conference I attended where the pres.

Color Blindness, Stop lights, and My Dad.

While some people can recover from these damages of a stroke, some do not fare as well as others. There are many factors that determine the amount of damage a stroke leaves behind on the brain.

Are Parrots Capable Of More Than Just Parroting? April 19, 2013. It is believed that no animal is capable of having the ability to articulate speech as humans do. In reality is it possible as speech is evolving? Human speech and bird vocalization are complex communicative behaviors with remarkable similarities with their development as well as their underlying mechanisms. Lingual Articulation in a Parrot. Current Biology, Volume 14, Issue 17 1592-1597, 7.