Neuroscientists Find Brain Region Responsible For Our Sense Of Personal Space
Science Daily Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:15 PM PDT
In a finding that sheds new light on the neural mechanisms involved in social behavior, neuroscientists have pinpointed the brain structure responsible for our sense of personal space. The discovery could offer insight into autism and other disorders where social distance is an issue. |
Do Brain Workouts Sharpen Thinking?
Los Angeles Times Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:18 PM PDT
New devices say they can keep you sharp and youthful. If you're spending more and more of your time each day fumbling for names, looking for your keys and lamenting your lost youth, you probably shouldn't worry. Everyone loses a little -- what's the right word? -- "sharpness" as the years go by. |
Dakota Kids Cancer Motorcycle Rider
KFYR-TV Bismarck Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:08 PM PDT
Each day, 9 more children across the country are diagnosed with a brain tumor. It happened to one North Dakota teenager, but fortunately, it`s a story he tells as a survivor. |
Excerpts from Kennedy's letter to Pope Benedict XVI
CNN Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:11 PM PDT
Shortly before he died from brain cancer, Sen. Ted Kennedy wrote a letter to Pope Benedict XVI. President Obama delivered the letter to the pontiff during his visit to the Vatican in July. |
Bike ride fundraiser to benefit families of cancer patients
Fall River Herald News Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:14 PM PDT
Andrew and Robin Laubi know firsthand the financial difficulties faced by families when loved ones are stricken with cancer. Their son Devin died in 2003, at age 6, from medulloblastoma â€" a brain tumor. Though many foundations exist for cancer research and treatment, Devin’s parents noticed few organizations were available for families to put food on the table. |
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