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  Nitric Oxide and Brain Damage
Nov 14, 2011
My forthcoming nutritional product is called Guardian. I chose the name for good reasons. 
It contains a patented form of glutathione that is absorbed, unlike many other forms that are degraded in the stomach. 

The title of an important paper convinced me to choose this name for my product: "Glutathione is a crucial guardian of protein integrity in the brain upon nitric oxide imbalance" by Katia Aquilano, Sara Baldelli and Maria Rosa Ciriolo, Communicative & Integrative Biology 4:4, 477-479; July/August 2011; ©2011.
  Nitric Oxide and GSH
Jul 30, 2011
It is sometimes alleged that supplementing glutathione, directly with Ultrathione or indirectly with NAC or alpha lipoic acid, disturbs nitric oxide signalling. Now, this is shown to be wrong and that GSH is involved in buffering NO flux, particularly in the active brain.
  Something that females suspected all along
Jun 2, 2011
A notable quote from a paper on sexual differentiation of the brain that I am reading.

"...these results support the conclusion that every cell in the brain of males may differ from those in females, by virtue of differences in their sex chromosome complement, as well as in response to the important hormonal effects..."
  Which of Your Brain Neurons are Asleep?
May 18, 2011
When we are sleep-deprived, we lose judgment and coordination. We may make poor decisions.
  Diabetes of the Brain
May 17, 2011
The New Evolution Diet has a fair amount on this subject and the topic is receiving more attention in the medical arena. Here is a quick rundown on KevinMD.com of the role of insulin in the brain and how insulin reisistance affects the brain.
  Genes, Modules, and the many "I"s
Mar 28, 2011

I think this compilation of links and ideas that George has gathered are well-worth a look. By emphasizing the adaptations of almost all our organs and the underyling goals of the genes, the links and points speak to that more general model. A relief from the eat-less, exercise-more non-adaptive, linear thinking we hear all the time. Our brains do change to respond to what we do and eat. 

We are all many people, depending on which brain module is activated to deal with a particular problem.
  Self-Reflection
Feb 17, 2011
It is hard mental work and losing oneself gives you a break.
  Low Heart Rate, What is So Good About That?
Dec 23, 2010
Nothing, it turns out. With a pulse of, say, 42 your brain will be on the margin of its needed supplies of oxygen or blood glucose; so will your organs.
  The Intelligence of the Body
Nov 6, 2010
An old post from my archives that still seems sensible in light of what I have learned since. Intelligence is  a purposefull act and the body is an agent that lends its own intelligence to it.

If we view decisions and actions as computations, part of the computation is delegated to the brain, part to the body, and part to the environment...
  Top Ten Myths of Pop Psychology
Sep 2, 2010
From the great Skeptics Society website. This reminds me of my Top Ten Reasons not to run marathons.
 
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