Monthly Archives: January 2012

If I were to talk to Justin Trudeau one of our elected members of parliament in opposition, here’s some of the points I would emphasize since his mandate is Youth. According to some random web site information the Progressive Conservative … Continue reading →

Sidney Crosby may have suffered two cracked vertebrae in addition to a concussion, although the Pittsburgh Penguins say his neck injury is “fully healed.” Crosby, who has been skating for the last two weeks, still hopes to play this season, … Continue reading →

Saad Jbabdi & Timothy E J Behrens   Corresponding authors Nature Neuroscience 15, 171–17  (2012) doi:10.1038/nn.3031 Published online 26 January 2012 “Brain regions exhibit specialization for different functions, but such functions are constrained by anatomical connections to other brain regions. … Continue reading →

“Sidney Crosby and Chris Pronger head a long list of NHL stars who may not or will not play again this season because of head injuries. And yet, the NHL brass refuses to admit this is a serious problem that … Continue reading →

If you have been following my comments : here is a Tunacore artist version of the vortex of ocean water that becomes the template of design in Nature. Jellyfish are being sucked into the vortex. The jellies have multiple eye … Continue reading →

Mohammed Ali is an icon bigger than his sport, easily in the late 1960’s becoming the worlds most recognizable man. This week he turned 70 years old. Mohammed Ali suffers from Parkinson’s disease, admitting with his training plus his fights … Continue reading →

The test tube of dirt in question was filled by McGill University professor, Stanley Skoryna who during a four-month expedition with a team of 38 scientists journeyed to Easter Island to study the people, flora and fauna while they remained … Continue reading →

Dear Mr Crosby Last week our CIHR grant was refused for not being, ‘neuroscience enough.’ We work at McGill University. I have been on unpaid sabbatical leave studying the relationship of concussions with central changes in bone metabolism. I work … Continue reading →