The time babies spend in the womb is far from idle. The brain is changing more rapidly during this time than at any other time in development. It is an active time for the fetus to grow and explore, and of course connect to its mother. And new evidence from in-utero fetal brain scans shows, for the first time, that this connection directly affects brain development: A mother’s stress during pregnancy changes neural connectivity in the brain of her unborn child. Continue reading “Prenatal stress changes brain connectivity in-utero”
Increase in lifestyle-related cancers over past decade spotlights need for prevention
Lifestyle-related cancers, such as lung, colorectal, and skin cancers, have increased globally over the past decade, according to the most comprehensive analysis of cancer-related health outcomes and patterns ever conducted. Continue reading “Increase in lifestyle-related cancers over past decade spotlights need for prevention”
The Influence of Exercise on Cognitive Abilities
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, and Charles Hillman. Continue reading “The Influence of Exercise on Cognitive Abilities”
What was the theological opinion of the Ancient Greeks on Pride?
Here we present and analyze an excerpt from «Bibliotheca», or «Library» by Apollodorus of Athens (or Pseudo-Apollodorus) that answers our question. Continue reading “What was the theological opinion of the Ancient Greeks on Pride?”
First cities in History founded by Greeks– Apollonius of Rhodes
Here we present and analyze an excerpt from the ‘Argonautics’ by Apollonius of Rhodes. Continue reading “First cities in History founded by Greeks– Apollonius of Rhodes”
On ‘Collective’ or ‘Family’ responsibility – Apollonius of Rhodes
Here we present and analyze an excerpt from the ‘Argonautics’ by Apollonius of Rhodes. Continue reading “On ‘Collective’ or ‘Family’ responsibility – Apollonius of Rhodes”
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