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A good harvest so far this am. !!!
The editorial page is better than nothing? YES!!!!!!! YES!!! YES!
Especially when The science of it can be in the same post!!!
MOST ESPECIALLY when I am experimenting with salt for my own cramping pain relief.
MORE Especially - - - because way back when - - - early in my study of brain functions, I found research illustrating how ions move from one cell to another.
Helps me understand that it really IS
all in my head = but NOT necessarily in my mind.
HAL LA LOO Ya
"...Mental illness awareness week is time to learn the signs
BENITA BOWEN - THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
Mental illnesses are brain disorders; illnesses, not choices. They are treatable, and thousands of people are enjoying long-term recovery, leading responsible lives as our fellow taxpayers, neighbors and friends.........."
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/whatcomview/story/1097010.html#
"...Using Synthetic Evolution To Study The Brain: Key Part Of Neurons Modeled On Computer
ScienceDaily (Oct. 3, 2009) — The human brain has evolved over millions of years to become a vast network of billions of neurons and
synaptic connections. Understanding it is one of humankind’s greatest pursuits.
But to understand how the brain processes information, researchers must first understand the very basics of neurons — even down to how proteins inside the neurons act to change the neuron’s voltage.
To do so requires a balance of experimentation and computer modeling — a partnership across disciplines traversed by Bill Kath, professor of engineering sciences and applied mathematics in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Nelson Spruston, professor of neurobiology and physiology in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.
The two have worked together for more than a decade, with Spruston designing experiments and Kath developing computer models that explain the results that Spruston found. (It also works the other way: Kath’s models have provided Spruston with ideas to test experimentally.)
Spruston has been studying ion channels of neurons that change their shape when activated, allowing sodium to enter from outside the neuron. This changes the voltage of the neuron, causing the neuron to fire and send off a chain of neural activity within the brain. The difficulty in modeling such behavior lies in the time scale over which this happens — anywhere from fractions of a millisecond out to several seconds.................."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091002105001.htm#
Please - have the greatest - the best of days, :)gwenith hugs (())
