|
Warning: Readers
should be aware that articles which appear in the popular press
reporting on brain research are often over simplified and notoriously
the cause of misunderstandings and misinterpretations by people
too eager to interpret findings in order to make a relevant case
for education or other purposes. For a complete discussion
and debunking on the most damaging myths regarding brain research
and learning, please refer to the book by John T. Bruer entitled:
“The Myth of the First Three Years”, 1999 , The Free
Press , New York.
Disclaimer: The news items on this page
have been selected from press articles in the recent press
pertaining to the brain. The research claims and information
in these articles have not been validated by the OECD, nor do they
express the opinions and aims of the OECD Brain and Learning Project.
News items:
-
According to new research undertaken on a homanid specimen
found in South Africa, the human brain may have started evolving
its unique characteristics much earlier than has previously
been supposed.
See BBC
News: 17 February 2004
Original research source: Comptes
Rendus Palevol
-
The FDA have asked manufacturers to add to hormone supplements
labels the results of another study that found they don't keep
women's brains sharp, as was long believed -- long-term users
over age 64 actually had a higher risk of dementia.
See CNN.com:
11 February 2004
- The number of published research papers using fMRI has increased
exponentially from two in 1990 to 746 in 2001, by one count. Now,
an estimated four fMRI papers per day are published in scientific
journals. Despite the cost university psychology researchers from
Cambridge to Berkeley are deciding they simply must have a "magnet."
See Boston.com:
10 February 2004
2003 Archives: The Brain in the Headlines
|
