Tagged: Neurology

Scientists at Duke University say a substance found in many plastics could inhibit the development of the central nervous system.  The report says bisphenol-A, widely known as BPA, can suppress the chemical chain of events that allows neurons to improve their functioning early in life.

"It disrupts this process and it corrupts this process," says Dr. Wolfgang Liedtke, lead author of the study.

What is this ability to step into someone else’s shoes? To imagine how they feel, to hurt for them or to be happy for them? 

  Is a teacher lecturing in front of a classroom effective?  Is it possible that the way we teach our children is outdated?