How the Brain Works (or Doesn't)
GUESTS
My apologies to Ray Kelsin for listing him as a guest. I should have welcomed him as a new member. Sherry Frank was a guest of the club and potential new member. Sallie Neville was a guest of Janet Stanley and Scott Rulon was a guest. He is currently a member of the Ft. Collins Foothills Club. Susan Van Deren was a guest and we hope to induct her as a member soon.
PROGRAM
Laura Richardson was our guest speaker who told had a fascinating and interesting presentation about how the brain works (or doesn't). She said that we have learned more about the brain in the last ten years than in the previous 100 and there is much research ongoing. She also said there are now 255 journals published that deal with the brain and its various functions.
The brain consists of 2% of the body's weight, but consumes 20-30% of the calories that we burn--hence the old adage "Think Yourself Thin?" Exercise doubles the production of new brain cells.
Laura told us that the frontal lobe, which is responsible for logic and planning doesn't fully develop until the person is 25 to 28 years old. That helps explain teenagers.
QUIZ ANSWER
Ulaanbaatar is the capitol city of Mongolia. Ralph Moore gets credit for the earliest correct answer.
NEXT QUESTION
All of the Federal Departments have web sites that end with the URL suffix .gov except one. Which one, and for extra credit, what is the suffix?
My apologies to Ray Kelsin for listing him as a guest. I should have welcomed him as a new member. Sherry Frank was a guest of the club and potential new member. Sallie Neville was a guest of Janet Stanley and Scott Rulon was a guest. He is currently a member of the Ft. Collins Foothills Club. Susan Van Deren was a guest and we hope to induct her as a member soon.
PROGRAM
Laura Richardson was our guest speaker who told had a fascinating and interesting presentation about how the brain works (or doesn't). She said that we have learned more about the brain in the last ten years than in the previous 100 and there is much research ongoing. She also said there are now 255 journals published that deal with the brain and its various functions.
The brain consists of 2% of the body's weight, but consumes 20-30% of the calories that we burn--hence the old adage "Think Yourself Thin?" Exercise doubles the production of new brain cells.
Laura told us that the frontal lobe, which is responsible for logic and planning doesn't fully develop until the person is 25 to 28 years old. That helps explain teenagers.
QUIZ ANSWER
Ulaanbaatar is the capitol city of Mongolia. Ralph Moore gets credit for the earliest correct answer.
NEXT QUESTION
All of the Federal Departments have web sites that end with the URL suffix .gov except one. Which one, and for extra credit, what is the suffix?
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