Bexarotene and Alzheimer's

BPA and the Brain

A recent study published in Toxicology found that mice exposed to high levels of BPA showed impaired learning, impaired memory, and a blunted response to nicotine. To read an article in response to the study, go here.

My wife has recently been hard at work on an article summarizing the toxic effects and widespread prevalence of BPA within many items of modern day American life, so I've had BPA on the brain (hopefully not literally). BPA isn't just in your old Nalgene bottle. We've actually been scared off to the point that we're planning to no longer eat canned foods.

With the relatively recent expanded use of polycarbonates, other plastics, and a host of other environmental toxins that we use every day without knowing about it, it seems to me that there is potentially a strong link between them and neurodevelopmental disorders in humans. Certainly, the evidence from animal studies suggests a stronger association than, say vaccines.

Assessing the Vegetative State with EEG

Today, Garrett will speak on a recently published paper in the Lancet, in which the researchers applied EEG to patients with traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury.

Literature Review Using Google Docs

Fun with Flash

I've been experimenting with making Flash videos for the purposes of condensing portions of my research presentations. I didn't realize that the video capture software I used was also capturing audio, so I apologize for the audible breathing throughout the video. Maybe I'll make another with commentary throughout.

Christmas Present Idea

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Thanks to everyone who attended today's talk!

EEG Primer

If anyone's interested in a background in signal processing as it pertains to EEG signals, the following article is pretty good.

A Primer for EEG Processing in Anesthesia