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...sinus problems and prescribed some antibiotics and a nasal spray. When she had no relief from her heart's nightly lullaby, she returned to the doctor who ordered a CT scan to further evaluate her sinuses. The CT scan revealed that her sinuses were fine, but she had a brain aneurysm located behind her ear. When she consulted a neurosurgeon, he immediately scheduled her for surgery because she was, as he told her, "a walking time bomb. This sort of aneurysm is what people drop dead from." This time both Sally and her husband were reduced to tears...
...describing the death of his dear friend and mentor Heinz Pagels on a hiking trip, Lloyd sees information as the ultimate connection between all of us: “Heinz’s body and brain are gone...But we have not entirely lost him. While he lived, Heinz programmed his own piece of the universe. The resulting computation unfolds in us and around us...Heinz’s piece of the universal computation goes...
...things correctly the first time is a must for me. As a result of my experience, I am always interested when spelling is portrayed in pop culture. On last week’s episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” two doctors performed brain surgery on a teenage boy, a spelling champion, in fact. The boy was awake during the procedure and the doctors tried to engage him in conversation to chart his progress. Painfully shy, the boy hesitated to speak about baseball and girls, two topics with which he was obviously unfamiliar...
...other panel, about the biological nature of homosexuality, began with a presentation by Simon LeVay, a prominent neuroanatomist who authored the famous 1991 study demonstrating that heterosexuals and homosexuals have different brain structures. He presented similar research results at the panel, showing genetic differences between straight...
ANDREW WEIL An expert in the art of integrating Western medicine with herbal healing Richard Davidson is a pioneer in exciting mind-body medicine frontiers. His best-known work focuses on a capacity of the brain to develop and change throughout life. Using Tibetan monks as research subjects, he has shown how meditation can improve brain function. His studies may lead to therapeutic approaches for anxiety disorders and reveal ways to protect against memory loss and cognitive decline...