Brain, General, Health

Best brain food and my beef about the horse meat scandal

When there’s so much information, and indeed, misinformation – and sometimes deliberate misinformation, perpetuated by marketing companies paid to sell stuff, is it any wonder that we don’t know what to eat for the best? There’s a Good Chance You’re Not Eating the Type of Fish you Ordered Fish are [...]

Brain, General

Little head, big brains!

What do you do if your head ain’t big enough for your brains? Answer: stuff it down your trousers! Well, at least that’s sort of what the tiny Anapisona simoni spider has to do. These spiders are miniscule and weigh only 5 micrograms, but are just as clever as any [...]

Brain, General

Good study skills change the structure of your brain

If the brains of taxi drivers actually change structure when they train themselves to get about the complex system of streets of London, how can we use this knowledge to develop our own study skills? You’re probably aware of the study of London taxi drivers by University College London. It [...]

Brain, General

Snails take power naps too!

Are power naps good for snails and other animals too? Great pond snails sleep for 10% of their life. You can tell which ones are in the land of nod. They’re the ones hanging on to a solid surface, muscles relaxed and tentacles partly withdrawn. Most animals have a preferred [...]