Category Archives: How Life Begins

‘Memories’ pass between generations

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Chris

Yet another example of how little we know about the workings of the body and mind. In a way, much of this is not new–we have known that epigenetic changes can be passed on (like the metabolic changes prompted by … Continue reading →

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While in womb, babies begin learning language from their mothers | UW Today

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Chris

Learning starts early. Babies only hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign language, scientists have discovered. The study indicates that babies begin absorbing language while still in the womb, earlier than previously … Continue reading →

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Learning while sleeping: infants do it

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Chris

At one time there was a mania for learning while sleeping. People played recordings of physics lectures while they slept in hopes of learning during the brain’s down-time. Later science showed that these techniques did not work. There is a … Continue reading →

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