Tend to Overeat? Blame Your BNST

A new study from UNC Medical School published in Science has identified that the gaba neurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, or BNST might play a role in appetite and maladaptive behaviors such as bulemia and anorexia. Really cool study: ScienceDaily

Working From Home Is Good!

Research gives us evidence that telecommuting or working from home can help give a sense of work/life balance: ScienceDaily:

Ballerina Brains Are Different From Yours: They Don't Get Dizzy

It seems ballet dancers' brains adapt over time to suppress the sensation of imbalance in the inner ear. This allows dancers to spin without getting dizzy the way a normal person would. Read more about the research here: ScienceDaily

Babies are Addictive to Moms!

I always knew it! A new article in Time Magazine finds that the way babies smell is addictive...my kids are definitely an addiction for me and I've talked to other mothers who have said the same thing. And the more you're around them, the more you want to stay around them no matter how loud and obnoxious they are. Makes it really hard to have a hard hitting career, that's for sure, if you can't even tear yourself away from the house! I guess that's what they made schools for!
http://healthland.time.com/2013/09/26/why-moms-find-that-new-baby-smell-so-delicious/

Older People Slow Down but They Are Better At Using What They Have

Researchers at UC Riverside and Columbia studied older people and their decision making over time, the first study to do this! The results are fascinating! http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130924141037.htm

Ewwww! Midwest is crippled by triple-the-threshold mold spores in the air

Midwest is crippled by triple-the-threshold mold spores in the air

How do you stop tasting? Protein inside taste cells turn off bitter taste

How do you stop tasting? Protein inside taste cells turn off bitter taste

Found: Taste Receptors for Carbonation

ScienceDaily

Carbonation Makes Your Brain Think Fake Sugar Tastes Like Real Sugar

This explains why my secret formula for Skinny Whiskey Sours is soooo good! ScienceDaily

Personality may predict if you like spicy foods

Can you believe that a love of spicy food may correlate with personality? That explains my jalapeño-like temper! Personality may predict if you like spicy foods

Conference on Consumer Well-Being at Queen's Universiity

I just got back from Kingston Ontario and a great conference on Consumer Well-Being hosted by Prof. Monica Labarge and Queen's University School of Business! Presenters included Ron Hill from Villanova, Jim Gentry from U. Of Nebraska, Lauren Block from Baruch, Melissa Bublitz from U. Of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Beth Vallen from Fordham, Laurence Ashworth from Queen's, Tandy Thomas from Queen's, Stacy Baker from U. Of Wyoming, Andrea Godfrey from U. of San Diego, Roland Gau from U. of Texas El Paso, Monica and little old me. What a great crowd! Thanks Monica and Queen's!