The current issue of Nature contains an interesting article about Sir Christopher Wren’s contribution to neuroanatomy, by art historians Martin Kemp and Nathan Flis of Oxford University. The article focuses on the anatomical illustrations produced by Wren for Thomas Willis’s 1664 book Ce[...]
Posts Tagged ‘cerebro’
3 November, 2009 12:57 § in Brain Dynamics
¿Al cerebro le gustan los e-books?
Writing and reading — from newspapers to novels, academic reports to gossip magazines — are migrating ever faster to digital screens, like laptops, Kindles and cellphones. Traditional book publishers are putting out “vooks,” which place videos in electronic text that can be read online or on[...]
26 October, 2009 13:54 § in Brain Dynamics
Para el cerebro, el vino es peor que la cerveza.
Drinking wine damages the brain more than beer or spirits, scientists claim. Scientists say wine damages the brain more than beer or spirits, because it particularly affects the hippocampus, the part of the brain associated with memory and spatial awareness. The hippocampus is one of the first areas[...]
21 October, 2009 10:18 § in Brain Dynamics
Internet está modificando nuestros cerebros.
Adults with little Internet experience show changes in their brain activity after just one week online, a new study finds. The results suggest Internet training can stimulate neural activation patterns and could potentially enhance brain function and cognition in older adults. As the brain ages, a n[...]
