Posts

Science: Exercise activates neural rhythms tied to learning and recall

Image
A recent research study indicates that a single exercise session activates neural rhythms tied to learning and recall. By directly recording brain activity, this study shows for the first time in humans, that even a single bout of exercise can rapidly alter the neural rhythms and brain networks involved in memory and cognitive function. Previously, neuroscientists had documented brain activity (ripples) relevant to memory in mice and rats, but they had not confirmed the link in humans. That's mainly because electrodes need to be implanted in the brain to obtain recordings. Instead, researchers had theorized the ripples' role in humans, based on studies in people that measured changes in oxygenated blood in the brain after exercise. This is first time researchers have visualized the corresponding neural activity in brains after exercise. Also, a higher heart rate during exercise, which reflects higher exercise intensity, was related to a subsequent increase in resting state br...
Post a Comment
Read more

No Longer Important To You

Image
  Bunny stopped working one year ago.  Now, don’t care about the day or date.  Used to always know when it was, but now, not important.  Many calendars and they have  appointments written on them so Bunny won’t forget, but, don’t really care what day it is. Anything that was important to you, but no longer so? J.P. Bunny
Post a Comment
Read more

In Honor of Country Joe

Image
 Sorry, we are a bit late on this one, but............ The protest singer, Vietnam veteran advocate, and leader of Country Joe and the Fish passed away on March 7 due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease, his band announced on social media. McDonald always wove politics into his music. In 1970, he testified in the Chicago Seven Trial alongside Norman Mailer, Phil Ochs, Allen Ginsberg, Judy Collins, and Arlo Guthrie, where he recited the lyrics to “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die-Rag.” In 1971, he joined an anti-war FTA show with Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda, which landed him on Richard Nixon’s “enemies list.” He became heavily involved in the Save the Whales movement in the 1970s and worked with Greenpeace. Throughout his life, he remained committed to organizing on behalf of Vietnam veterans, and his efforts led to the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Berkeley. So, in honor of Country Joe....... Well, come on all of you, big strong men Uncle Sam needs your help ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Can you answer these?

Image
  S ecurity questions for people who just can't anymore: • What is the name of your least favorite child? • In what year did you abandon your dreams? • What is the maiden name of your father’s mistress? • At what age did your childhood pet run away? • What was the name of your favorite unpaid internship? • In what city did you first experience ennui? • What is your ex-wife’s newest last name? • What sports team do you fetishize to avoid meaningful discussion with others? • What is the name of your favorite canceled TV show? • What was the middle name of your first rebound? • On what street did you lose your childlike sense of wonder? • When did you stop trying? AlextheKay wants your answers before he gives his own
Post a Comment
Read more

Care for some kibbles?

Image
  Gen Z men are obsessing over ‘boy kibble’ - it’s equivalent to dog food If you've got a dog, you'll likely know that 'kibble' refers to the dry, biscuit-y food that many pooches eat. It's usually made of meat and vegetables, ground into a small and rather unappetising pellet. However, it's recently become the focus of a new  food  trend after the term 'boy kibble' was coined  online , referring to  Gen Z  men who have been eating a simple but pretty unappealing food concoction for ease and nutritional benefit. Men online are admitting to eating the meal - which is made up of ground meat and rice - several times a week, with some adding veggies for fibre or sauces to spice things up. No kibble about it, this is one weird trend. https://www.tyla.com/life/gen-z-men-boy-kibble-food-trend-meat-rice-893825-20260304 Has Gen Z gone to the dogs? 
Post a Comment
Read more

What shaped you?

Image
  W hen I was very young , around three years old, my father defended a doctor who'd been caught performing illegal abortions here in Ohio.  Dad's career as a lawyer was pretty new in those days.  And the doctor was bankrupt.  He couldn't pay dad for getting him off (which he did) So the doctor gave him his family library in payment. Some of my earliest memories are of dad bringing in a load of already measured boards and nailing them into bookshelves that covered the entire north wall of the living room.  Enough shelving for 1000 books.  I helped!  I held the hammer. Recently, I installed so much shelving in my current home that I could put those books on shelves, along with my own collection.  Much of that doctor's library had slipped from my memory.  But I'm now realizing how much it shaped me to have stuff like this around whilst I grew up: It's not a simple one-to-one.  Neither of my siblings became obsessive bibliophiles, let alone...
Post a Comment
Read more

Richie Rich Rich

Image
  Richie Rich rich.  Money is no concern to you at all.  You want it?  You got it.  You want it done yesterday?  Done.  If that situation suddenly became yours, what would you do? Mr. & Mrs. Bunny would buy the next house, which has been unoccupied for years, and have it torn down.  Could then widen the parking space, and put a cover over it.  Plant trees around the perimeter for privacy, and make a nice large garden.  Plants, flowers, cat and bird feeders.    No jets, fancy cars, gold toilets…just something comfortable and relaxing.  What would you do with your unlimited wealth? J. P. Bunny
Post a Comment
Read more