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The brain, inferior view

neurons

astroglia, mirror neurons, dendrites...
Happy neuroscience Tuesday!
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama outlined new multibillion-dollar stimulus and jobs proposals Tuesday, saying the nation must continue to “spend our way out of this recession” until more Americans are back at work.
This doesn’t make any sense!!!
Stop what you are doing and watch the video feed of the dissection of HM’s brain.
If you don’t know who HM is, here’s the basic history: HM was a man who got very sick, and as a result, his hippocamus was destroyed. The brain damage left him unable to form new declarative memories. He would forget where he was, how he had gotten there, who he was talking to, and everything about the context he was in- every single time he woke up or the conversation changed. He is probably the most amnesiac person to ever live.
HM is in every into psych text book, and there’ve been countless documentaries about his incredible case. Though he could never be aware of the massive contribution he made to science, anyone with a love for psychology can appreciate it.
Man I was a few days late.
“Today in the Town of Gotham, a savior is born to you.” Bruce 2:10
Hey, where’s his parents? Oh, sorry. Forgot.
It’s the last day of November and you know what that means-tomorrow is the start of a new month. And when tomorrow comes, you are only thirty days away from the end of that month, this year, and the beginning of an entirely new one…
Whether this year has gone exactly the way you wanted it to or not, finish off strong. Take some time to reflect on where your choices have taken you this year and re-evaluate in order to truly fulfill the goals you set out to accomplish. Life is what YOU make it, and only you can change the course of your path whether you’re simply improving or altering your situation for the better. Life is a fight in itself; you may have won or loss a few rounds this year. Find the fighter inside of you and win it for yourself because you know you deserve it.