Every time I do a post on ANYTHING concerning space, I have to reference this: Also, I have to put in a plug for Mary Roach’s Packing for Mars, which is the weird science of space. It’s awesome. There’s POOP in space, you guys. Anyway. Gravity, or the lack thereof, changes a lot of things […]
Today over at The Scicurious Brain, I’m talking about a potential correlation between motivation and dopamine dysfunction in adults with ADHD. It’s a good study, and it’s a nice correlation, but I think there are some unanswered questions. Head over to Scientific American and check it out.
Sci is over at Scientific American today, looking at a big paper out in the Journal of Neuroscience on the role of GLIA and immune response in drug reward. LOOK TO THE GLIA.
Scicurious is at Scientific American today, talking about a new paper in nematodes, where dopamine makes you crawl, and serotonin makes you swim. Sadly, I couldn’t embed the awesome videos, but you should definitely check it out and hit all the links!!
I found a great paper the other day on the evolution of overconfidence. But I was having the worst time explaining it…until I thought of those guys from the Jersey Shore. And shots. So head over to Scientific American and hear what it’s all about!
Sci is at Sciam Blogs today talking about the latest coffee study!! I think it’s a good study with an interesting finding, but I wasn’t so thrilled with how it was handled in the media. Sorry, but coffee will probably not prevent your depression. Let alone cure it. But the delicious brown roasted bean still […]
Sci is at SciAm blogs today talking about the Pill. AGAIN. And the latest study on relationship satisfaction. Because some things will always be overinterpreted. Check it out! And if you want to comment and don’t want to register, comments are always welcome here!
…it’s science. See why correlation is not causation (I’m thinking that needs to be the tagline of my blog), and why, though it’s a good paper, I’ve got my qualms, some of which are not scientific in nature. And if you’d like to leave a comment and don’t want to register, leave it here! And […]
Sci’s at SciAm blogs today talking about hippocampal place cells, how rats explore space, and how it’s easier to remember where you’ve been…once you’ve been there. Go check it out, and if you would like to comment without registering, you can do so here!
Sci is over at Scientific American today, talking about a new paper on aging in mice. It shows that a particular cytokine, CCL11, may be responsible for some of the effects of aging like decreased neurogenesis in the brain, and decreased cognitive performance. And it’s got parabiosis. Because OMG I didn’t even know people still […]