Human Brains Make Their Own 'Marijuana'

ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2009) — U.S. and Brazilian scientists have discovered that the brain manufactures proteins that act like marijuana at specific receptors in the brain itself. This discovery may lead to new marijuana-like drugs for managing pain, stimulating appetite,...

Brain-Injured Man Speaks After 6 Years

"brain-damaged man who could communicate only with slight eye or thumb movements for six years can speak again, after stimulating electrodes were placed in his brain"

Exploring the Passion for Potential : Good Magazine

A new kid on the block shows there is  more to magazines than pictures and marketing, ideas do matter.

Pregnant Spears ad too "stimulating" for Tokyo metro

" Tokyo's subway has refused permission for an advertising poster featuring a nude and heavily pregnant Britney Spears, branding it "too stimulating" for young people. The picture of the pop singer -- nude but...

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