Witnessing a seizure is a very frightening experience. Parents who witness seizures in children fear for their child’s life. It is extremely traumatic. Even now, as a trained professional, knowing all the steps I could ever need to take care of the problem, I will feel my heart rate climb with a knot in my stomach as adrenaline starts to flood my system to this day.
So it’s not surprising that in the past, seizures were thought to be caused by demonic possession. Many an epileptic in the middle ages were treated with exorcism.
Matthew 17:15- "Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he afalleth into the fire, and oft into the water."
Okay, so its a bit of a stretch to call this music, but still a very educational run down of the hypothalamus. Enjoy and then let your ears rest a bit. For those with fine music sensibilities, my profound apologies, I can’t help it, I Liked it!
It’s back. I have journeyed hither and yon, leaving no corner of the the ethernet unexplored, (except those unseemly ones) in my tireless effort to bring, you, the reader, the very best the internet can offer on all things mind, soul and body. Today I have Zombie spiders, the terrifying dangers of shampoo, brain enhancing chewing gum, what we think Stephen Colbert is really thinking, how the elderly predict the weather, and repairing genes gone bad 7 million years ago to name just a few. So grab a chair,clear your calendar, and enjoy the very tip top (IMHO)-
One of the strangest stroke syndromes is hemineglect, in which patients are paralyzed on one side of their body but do not comprehend it, or even recognize that side as themselves, impeding any effort for physical rehabilitation. BPS research digest rep0rts a fascinating new study in which hemineglect is improved by having patients observe themselves on video.
In a first ever for this blog, I wade into the prickly subject of Gay marriage with an article in Time magazine that reports how the union of church and state in regard to marriage is at the heart of the conflict, and whether a “divorce” could possibly enact a solution to the conflict.
At Urban Monk, Evan Hadkins emphasizes the return of the conquering hero/heroine in life’s spiritual journey, encouraging the remembrance of the entire purpose of the journey in our celebration.
At the Millennial Star, JA Benson gives a fascinating religious history lesson on the Sephardic Jews, whose experience diverged from the rest of Judaism during the reign of King Solomon, and were at the heart of the Spanish inquisition.
Having a particularly good week, Ed Yong at Not exactly Rocket Science also reports a fascinating find, how fixing a gene gone bad 7 million years ago holds promise in the fight against HIV.
or All the Above-
At the Boston Globe, Jonah Lehrer examines the very subject to which I have dedicated my career, the amazing Baby brain, and the surprising finding that in a very real sense, Baby’s experience much more of the world than we do.
Here is a video of some contagious laghter that I guarantee will brighten your day, and maybe even think for a minute that quadruplets might not be SO bad. (HT- No Surf Girl)
How can you top that. I’m out of here. I will be back later to bring you more as always. Until then, happy surfing.
They Might be Giants is a very unique Rock duo with a flair for the educational. One of my favorites as a teen, my kids now love them too. Here is their catchy rundown of the many functions of the juice flowing through our veins. Enjoy!
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