Roundtable

Referring to the March 8th post sugggestion to round table about recent literature. If someone coould remember,we'll take 10 minutes before the group in April?

Mixed feelings

J. and D.
A twist on tongue twisting

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/education/2007/12/in-your-classroom-mixed-senses.html

Did neuro-misfirings spark economic downturn?

Cindy, Diane,

Today's "word of the day" is neuroeconomist. Ever hear of a neuroeconomist before? Me either. The root elements of the word show its meaning:a neuroeconomist is an analysist who examines purported connections between human brain activity (neuro-) and money management (-economist). Some neuroeconomists have recently figured out how neuro-misfirings of certain economists were the efficient cause (Aristotle's term) of the current world-wide financial crisis.

Read all about it here.

John

Taxes

Isn't amazing the ideas, the distractions the brain superimposes on any idea of sittting down to "Do Taxes"
The sun is shining and I NEED vitamin D; the internet is waiting for ME with (a) plethora of information , message and travel opportunities, the yard is calling, the cat's mewing-for ME, a bath would help reduce the stress I'm feeling so I would live longer, exercise would kick in the endorphines I NEED to execute my taxes properly, my nails NEED polish and even the cat litter NEEDS me today.
Initiation is a hard act to start; where are my frontal lobes at a time like this, letting my pleasure center take over again? UGGGH!
It is truly a beautiful day and I hope you two will enjoy each moment.
LOL

Sleep

John and Diane
Early morning and the neurons are barely firing. This feels like something of a brain warm up as it is a first, virgin experience for me. I am not quite sure of myself. a tidbit of brain news perhaps. Autistic kids are found to fire their neurons with a delay on FMRI, latently, which may help explain why communication is so difficult.
John, would you be able to make the calls for Monday's group? You should receive the flyer today. I think your blog will fit in nicely to the topic "sharing resources 'gold nuggets'"
Lane is wanting to bring donuts for all. Effects of white sugar on the brain?
I know how it effects my belly and a room full of kids...
Cindy

Post #1.

Thanks, Diane, for sending the link to "Cerebrum - Opinion on brain science that can change your mind" (http://www.dana.org/news/cerebrum).

And as you know, Cerebrum, is, in its turn, part of a larger site titled "The Dana Web Site." The Dana Web Site is described by its editors as

the online home of the Dana Foundation, a philanthropy active in advancing knowledge of brain science, immunology, and arts education." The editors continue their description of the site with this invitation to the reader: "We invite you to visit the expanded Dana site, with additional news and information, new browsing and search tools, and other enhancements. While on the Dana Web site, be sure to read the Dana Press blog.

I am now in the process of exploring "Cerebrum" to identify articles that might seem worthy of careful reading.

If either for you have already identified articles or links on the Cerebrum suite that you deem worthy of attention, put up a post for us to look at.

What happens next?

I will send Cindy our blog's web address and invite her to look around the Cerebrum site to find articles she thinks worthy of discussion. At the March 16th meeting of the TBI, why don't the three of us "round-table" briefly about articles, books, and electronic media on the "new brain," as some writers are dubbing the notably swift and expansive work in recent brain studies.

From there, it seems, we might beginning planning a program (of sorts) for future group meetings.

About the title of our blog:

The blog title at the moment is "About the Human Brain." We could add a few words to an already lengthy locution and announce that we are known collectively to be The About the Human Brain Discussion Club," and individually as a "Human Brain Clubber."

Another idea would be to take the catchphrase "no brainer," a slang term that describes an easy action, and transfer its meaning into a noun desribing a type of person, adding a positive denotation in the process, and thus achieve a nonce (newly invented) term to identify people like us, enthusiastic venturers into brain studies: "Yes Brainers," people who say "yes!" to following brain research. Too cute? Too forced? Too dumb? Think about who we are and codify your idea into a brief, memorable name.

Thus ends Posting #1 of the blog initially and currently titled "About the Human Brain."

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