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F6 .. Megaminds Exist as Study Proves Brain Size Matters

By Erik Pineda | May 10, 2012 2:33 AM EDT


The way you walk could be a hint as to whether you will develop dementia or Alzheimer's disease, (Photo: REUTERS)

Big is a big thing in the brain department. According to a new global study, and having a relatively huge mass inside our head should give more headways in terms of intelligence and mental stability.

More than 200 scientists from around the world have agreed that a big brain could be a definite edge in the IQ competition, where another report issued by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) showed that the large size brain can actually be counted on in getting good marks on standard IQ evaluations.

On the extreme end, people with observed shrinking hippocampus, regarded by science as the brain's major components, were said to be more susceptible to depression or in worst cases may develop schizophrenia and Alzheimer's.

According to QIMR's Dr Margie Wright, genes have been zeroed-in as prime determinant in people's different brain sizes but the law of natural deterioration also catches up with human as Dr Wright noted that "we can lose up to 10 per cent of our brain volume in later life."

Dr Wright, who contributed in the new global study, told the Australian Associated Press (AAP) on Thursday that diminishing brain faculties are "quite significant in people with the genetic variant that increases shrinkage."

In the same way, these were the same bracket of people that have been identified by medical science as likely to develop dementia and other mental deterioration due their negligence or withdrawal from healthy standards as they age.

These people were not normally engage in physical exercises, observe harmful diet while some even abuse alcohol, Dr Wright said.

While the new study offered incredible insights into the intricate workings of genes and the human brain, Dr Wright conceded that "effects of the two genes on brain size are very small and the links to cognitive function are subtle."

The global study should at least spur succeeding research efforts that would enlighten man on how genetics could actually influence shaping of the human brain, eventually giving out clearer pictures on mental ailments that man encounter, the Queensland scientist said.

The study has so far produced a huge database of brain images, which according to Dr Wright, future researchers can refer to in decoding the mysteries of the human brain, which should bring up a better understanding of genetics' role in ramping up man's potential for excellence.

Equally, further research milestones on the topic could further empower man in the future on its fight against human brain deterioration, which is manifested in specific medical conditions such as memory loss, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's, the Australian expert said.

http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/3049/20120510/megaminds-exist-as-study-proves-brain-size-matters.htm

and just cuz it's so simple from here, your links a bit more
undressed .. aside, the Olympic gymnasts are TREMENDOUS!

You Mean They Really Are Whiny Ass Titty Babies?
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=10263684

Study: Conservatives have larger ‘fear center’ in brain
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=58213941

Liberals and conservatives see differently physically
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=57677080
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ps: see the and up there? .. most of the rest was not planned
.. ah .. got a bunch .. memories pickin' fruit way back ..

[F6, said] DesertDrifter -- oh that's perfect, fits right in with e.g.:

How to spot a baby conservative
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=10263624

You Mean They Really Are Whiny Ass Titty Babies?
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=10263684

Liberals flinch less, conservatives more, study finds
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=32277778

Fainting Goats
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=32278036

Insecure Minds Wired for Pattern-Finding
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=32614433

Brain Views Aggression As A Reward
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=27459854

Pain [of Others] May Be Pleasurable for Some Bullies
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33414799

Day in the Life of Joe Middle-Class Republican
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=27352364

A Day in the Life of a True Conservative
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=27352375

The Evidence Establishes, without Question, that Republican Rule Is
Dangerous: Why It Is High Time to Fix This Situation, For the Good of the Nation
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33287340

[F6 said] so I know we've got it, here's your find in full:
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=38562425

i sez .. music break ..

Jimmy Barnes Working Class Man

here is the heading of DD's find back then

Conservatives Are More Easily Disgusted
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=38562425

.. that link is yours, F6, to the bunch ..

aside: lol, munchies or not, no way DD would
have been disgusted in his fossil field today ..
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Hypocrisy in Red and Blue: How Republicans and Democrats Betray Their Principles Differently
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=39273398

How to treat conservative delusion?
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=60522240

um .. anudder brunch ..

fuagf, and all -- here's that one re facts not changing entrenched beliefs: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=52247903 (and the referenced Onion piece at http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=43961719 ) (and see [items linked in] http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=54833454 and preceding and following)
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=60634043

ok .. librarian work done for today .. lmao! .. time for more moosic .. oops, George Lakoff
.. good .. http://georgelakoff.com/blog/ .. here is the video i bumped into will watch it now ..

"Lakoff" search results for 2012 .. lol, a good bump, fits perfectly!

The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Don’t Believe in Science (or Many Other Inconvenient Truths)
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=76699505

How the Ayn Rand-Loving Right Is Like a Bunch of Teen Boys Gone Crazy ..[1st Krugman's Why We Regulate .. Lakoff's 7th down]
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=75583191

chuckle .. love these kind of posts ..

George Lakoff provided us with their history of doing just that

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=73234646

yes I know .. YOU got it ... . just threw it up there .. because EVERYONE needs to get it ... . .....
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=73484431 .. chuckle ..

as you knew, I didn't take that post serious enough ... so far I've only read about
Samuel Gompers ...a man who did much good for all of the country.. in many ways ..

then I went back and 'read' that filth completely .. went to a few links even ... I haven't quite digested it all yet ... .
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=73331169

The Santorum Strategy
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=73234646

Inside the Mind of a Conservative. Got a Minute?
http://www.cagle.com/2012/03/inside-the-mind-of-a-conservative-got-a-minute/

Unfortunately, a little well-placed progressive sarcasm can’t compete with the
ongoing 40-year right-wing campaign to capture the sympathies of an impressionable public.
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=73210796

ahhhhhhhhhh! .. lolol .. poifecto to finish ..

The Soul of Mitt Romney - Leslie Savan on February 16, 2012 - 6:02 PM ET


http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=72271810

ok .. this time fini with music .. oops, forgot family guy something (yeah, changed
my mind back then) got me George up there .. lolol .. no, can't sit and watch this now ..

patience has flown, just had to put it in . rotflmao! .. will watch it later .. fini! more MUSIC! .. ok, Stewie, 'bout time ..

Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall(Live)

pss: for search .. conservative mind library/GOP library ..