“The Brain Is Radically Resilient; It Can Create New Neurons And Make New Connections Through Cortical

“Koryak girl fishing through ice, Siberia, Russia, circa 1900,” Unknown, AMNH Digital Special Collections

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Study of 6,000 Scans Reveals Brain-Wide Patterns Linked to ADHD Symptoms

A landmark study has identified specific patterns of connections across the brain associated with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivit

A landmark study has identified specific patterns of connections across the brain associated with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD), highlighting the importace of considering diverse neurological functions in understanding the nature of the condition. While the study is far from unique in its attempts to identify physical characteristics of ADHD in the brain's wiring, its method does aim to improve on past efforts.

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The Orphan, c.1885 - oil on canvas. — August Friedrich Schenck (German/French, 1828-1901)

— Frank Bidart, from “Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016; ‘In The Ruin’", published c. 2017.

Abandoned Tori Gate found in Japanese Tunnel

Such gates are used to mark the entrance to sacred grounds or gods' territories. "The tori gate symbolizes the division between the sacred and the profane, and is considered a spiritual gateway between the physical world and the spiritual realm."

Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower). Seneca Native American. 1908.

Vintage real photo postcard. Photograph by J.L. Blessing, published by The Blessing Studio, Salamanca, New York, United States.

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Scientist Proposes a New Universal Law of Biology That May Explain Aging

Life appears to require at least some instability.

Life appears to require at least some instability. This fact should be considered a biological universality, proposes University of Southern California molecular biologist John Tower. Biological laws are thought to be rare and describe patterns or organizing principles that appear to be generally ubiquitous. While they can be squishier than the absolutes of math or physics, such rules in biology nevertheless help us better understand the complex processes that govern life. Most examples we've found so far seem to concern themselves with the conservation of materials or energy, and therefore life's tendency towards stability.

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New “Leda and the Swan” fresco uncovered @ Pompeii. 

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THE OLD FRIENDSHIP OF BLUEBERRIES AND SWEET FERN:

"In the time before refrigeration, Ojibwe folks kept their blueberry harvest fresh by lining their birchbark storage containers with a plant called sweet fern that often grows right alongside blueberry bushes!

The leaves of sweet fern produce a compound called gallic acid, which is a potent anti-microbial and keeps harmful bacteria like salmonella from growing on the berries.

It's name in the Ojibwe dialect I've learned is "giba`iganiminzh" meaning "it covers the berries" because of this usage and its contribution to keeping the precious staple food of minan (blueberries) fresh!

I don't use a birchbark container but I do pop a few sprigs of sweet fern into my gathering bag when out picking and then into my tupperware when storing berries to remember and utilize the gifts of this wonderful plant!

(Sweet fern can also be used as a medicinal tea to help the intestines and colon! And when added to a fire, the smoke will help keep away mosquitos and horse flies--in addition to smelling lovely!)" - The Native Nations Museum, founded by Chippewa Bonnie Jones