Many people associate dementia — the degenerative brain disease that causes memory loss, confusion and speech problems — with the elderly. However, the fact of the matter is that the disease does not discriminate according to age. This is at least what doctors are seeing in the UK. According to the Alzheimer’s Society, about 850,000 …
Category: Neuroscience
Thunderclap Headaches and the Carolina Reaper: A Match Made in Hell
What is the hottest chili pepper in the world? According to Guinness World Records, as of 2013, it is the Carolina Reaper, and it’s no joke. In terms of Scoville Heat Units (SHU), the Carolina Reaper scores about 1,569,300. The average jalapeno pepper hovers between 2,500 and 8,000 SHU, signifying the intensity of the Reaper. …
The Sound of Silence: Why I Don’t Like Music
True confession time: I don’t like music. Let me clarify. I don’t hate music, but I don’t love it either. I don’t willingly listen to music and I don’t actively seek it out. Of course, I can’t totally avoid it, but I try. I drive with the radio off and I don’t have any music …