Handedness

As a neurologist i have always been interested in handedness. Left handed persons are in the minority by about 5 or 6 to one. Though I can well understand why the hemispheres of the brain like all other parts of the brain specialize, ordinarily the left hemisphere for language, it is hard to fathom the…

Out With the Old

Much of my previous posts relate to memory, a record of the past. On the surface of it memory is one of the less complex cognitive modules of the brain, but I’ve been fascinated by it for years. For one thing, like most things that seem to be simple, when you examine memory fully, it…

Genetic Memory

The idea,  expressed In “Andrew’s Brain”  by EL Doctorow, that a complete record of past lives is recorded in the genome and that extinct species and even individuals may be brought back,  if one day scientists might figure out how to do this, isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds.  I remember learning about the discovery…

Health Care Provider: A Misnomer?

Not to be critical, but I often observed taking care of patients, when it comes to the very heavy ones, the diabetics and smokers, those who fail to take care of themselves, even if it isn’t said explicitly, that some health care workers view them with a certain disdain. This is a trend we all…

Future Topics

Here are some topics I’d like to explore: 1. The increase in serious age related diseases, cardiovascular and degenerative looks like an epidemic. Among these are cardiovascular diseases, obesity related disease such as diabetes and Alzheimer’s and related degenerations. Today we treat these conditions and complications unleashing invasive and expensive high technology long after presentation…

About this Blog

Hello Everyone! About my favorite topic to think and talk about is the brain. I have been interested in psychology, behavior, and the nervous system ever since  elementary school when I had an idea wanted to go into medicine. I practice neurology and I’m proud to say  I am interested in humans from the inside…