By Kimberly Clark, Science Tuesday Editor What did you do last night? I’m not talking about what you may or may not have done while you were out with your friends. I’m talking about while you were sleeping. People will dream, talk and snore, and a select few may even wet the bed. But for […]
Read More →By Kimberly Clark, Science Tuesday Editor A device that can control a person’s brain is often the fantasy of many science fiction enthusiasts. However, according to a recent paper in the Journal of Neural Engineering, this fantasy might be closer to reality than ever before. The paper, which is the collaborative effort of researchers at […]
Read More →By Kimberly Clark, Features Staff Writer It was once believed that talking to oneself was the first sign of insanity. However, I am sure that you have found yourself holding a conversation alone. But you’re not crazy. Right? A recent study led by Gary Lupyan, a cognitive psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, suggests that […]
Read More →By Kimberly Clark, Features Staff Writer If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Remember hearing that as a kid? It was the exhausted mantra of weary parents, school teachers and babysitters. All hoped that day the saying would take root in our brains and that we would actually learn […]
Read More →By Kimberly Clark, Daily Free Press Staff Writer United States Staff Sergeant Robert Bales’ alleged actions on March 11 could not be wholly his fault. His brain could be the cause. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, traumatic brain injuries, or TBI’s, are the cause of about 52,000 deaths in the United […]
Read More →By Kimberly Clark, Daily Free Press Staff Writer Unless you live under a rock, I’m sure that you, or at least someone you know, owns a smartphone. We love our smartphones; they are a cellphone, computer, ipod, GPS system and PDA all rolled into one compact device. Let’s not forget about those apps. From work-related […]
Read More →By Kimberly Clark, Features Staff Writer Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays some love and the rest love to hate. I don’t care what people claim; there is no middle ground. If you happen to be one of the lucky ones blissfully in love when Feb. 14 rolls around, all the single people out […]
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