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Brain
The Idiot Brain
19 November 2016 - 11:50amAuthor Dean Burnett's new book, The idiot brain : a neuroscientist explains what your head is really up to introduces us to how the brain really works
Take care of your brain
22 May 2012 - 6:25pmDid you know that the size of the brain is changing with the weight of a human body? The bigger the body, the smaller the brain. That means overweight and obese people have significantly less brain tissue (by average 6-8 %) than those of normal weight and that may cost them as much as 16 years of life. Our brains are very sensitive organs to nutrition and can be easily damaged not only by drugs, alcohol and smoking but also by sugar, coffee and soft drinks. All that has been proven by academic research and the work of Dr. Daniel Amen psychiatrist and brain-imaging expert.
Mystical Brain-Inspirational Films documentary
14 May 2012 - 10:55amJoin us on Wednesday, May 16 at 7 pm in the Wolf Performance Hall, Central Library for the screening of a film Mystical Brain. This short documentary reveals the exploratory work of a team from University of Montreal who seek to understand the states of grace experienced by mystics and those who meditate.