✔️ The A&P Professor Science & Education Updates - Issue #125

Life Science

Study sheds light on how various types of pulsations in the brain change while a person sleeps.

A newly developed technique allows researchers to remotely active neurons with the aid of microscopic magnetic particles.

Excerpt from the February 26, 1972 issue of Science News (with added update)

Israeli trial shows a fourth vaccination raises antibody levels but provides little extra protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

The pandemic is more of a dimmer switch, and it will be a slow slide to the endemic phase, says epidemiologist Aubree Gordon.

The fast-moving variant poses new puzzles in viral transmission, severity and evolution.

Teaching & Learning

Mental speed -- the speed at which we can deal with issues requiring rapid decision-making -- does not change substantially over decades. Psychologists have come to this conclusion. They evaluated data from a large-scale online experiment with over a million participants. The findings of the new study suggest that the speed of cognitive information processing remains largely stable between the ages of 20 and 60, and only deteriorates at higher ages. My "returning learners" need to hear this!

New research tested how open monitoring meditation altered brain activity in a way that suggests increased error recognition.

Lots of cool infographics about chemistry that you can use in your courses, classrooms, labs, or a wrapping paper when you send gifts to your favorite newsletter editor.

TAPP News & Notes

A Look Back and a Look Forward in Teaching A&P | Reviewing Last Year's Predictions | New Predictions for Next Year | Goodbye to Linda Swisher