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Paul Langerhans and his eponym “Islet of Langerhans”

Administrator — Thu, 17 May 2012 03:39:29 PDT

ABOUT PAUL LANGERHANS Paul Langerhans (25/7/1847 to 20/7/1888) was a German pathologist, physiologist and biologist. He studied the pancreas and noticed unique polygonal cells within the parenchyma of the pancreas. He provided a detailed description of microscopic pancreatic structures. He did not...

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Capgra’s Delusion : Living with Impostors

Jemesh Singh Maharjan — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:24:22 PDT

Sometimes, you see things – possibly the things you long for more than anything else, or perhaps the thing you fear the most. But in reality, you haven’t. Turns out, it is nothing but your brain playing tricks with you. It’s just your delusion. WHAT IS DELUSION ? Quoting the definition – “It is a...

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Why you might reconsider your sleep schedule

Administrator — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:22:01 PDT

Scientists specializing in studying human sleeping habits may have found a link between sleep schedules and obesity, states a report from WebMD and other news outlets. Specifically, the scientists at the University of Munich’s Institute of Psychology have coined a term called “social jet lag” which...

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Sleepwalking or Somnambulism: Half Awake, Half Asleep

Sulav Shrestha — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:14:27 PDT

About 1/3 of our lives is lost in an incompletely understood mystery called sleep. There is no limit to the most complex organ of human body called brain that often fails to understand phenomena generated by itself. I had posted about Sleep paralysis a long back, and the topic of today’s...

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