Jul/090
The brains of men is different from that of women
The brains of women is different from that of men, the differences appear clearly in language skills.
And here that women show greater aptitude than the opposite sex. No one has yet provided a scientific answer to these differences.
For the first time researchers at Northwestern University were able to demonstrate that during linguistic tasks, the brain of women work more, and that men and women use different parts of the brain to perform the same functions.
Our discovery-said Douglas D. Burman, one of the managers of the research – could have important implications for teaching children to solve problems of disorder of language.
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, the researchers measured the brain activity of 31 boys and 31 girls aged 9 to 15 years, while performing tasks of written language and oral
The tasks were assigned in two sensory modalities: visual and auditory.
It was asked children to read some words that they saw written, without feeling.
In the auditory mode rather have heard words aloud, without seeing them.
In the end, using a complex statistical model, the researchers accounted for differences based on age, sex and the different linguistic tasks, accuracy and performance, written or oral, in which words were presented.
They found that girls were more active areas of the brain function for language, and that their accuracy in performing tasks was precisely due to the strong involvement of the brain. For the women came into play during the language functions, the part of the brain that takes care to relate abstract thinking through language.
The same did not happen for the boys, to the amazement of scholars. While reading the words the males used the visual areas of the brain, while those drawing while listening to your hearing.
The men then used the sensory capacities, women also involve in the simplest functions of the brain areas related to reasoning. If these important discoveries were applied in the classroom should be taught with different methods students in male and female companions.
This research may have uncovered the mystery: not that men and women have different brains; it’s just using it differently! What underpins all the misunderstandings between men and women there is just that?
Jul/090
Zumba. The new way to make fitness
Salsa, merengue and rumba all together in an aerobics class. This in a nutshell, the essence of the Zumba fitness to the rhythm of Latin music from the United States. This is a series of movements designed to tone the body and Latin-American dance steps mixed together in a lesson of fitness that promises to be overwhelming. The steps proposed are those typical of Caribbean dances and are very effective for toning thighs, abdomen, buttocks and arms and waist shaping. The Zumba was invented in California by Colombian Alberto Perez, aka Beto, a real fitness guru who has also imported in Europe. During class the instructor is not any kind of indication from the minutes, but makes use of body language and an intriguing game looks to invite the group to follow him.
Harmonize the body, be more attractive and fun are the main objectives of Zumba, thanks to which you also get great benefits on the health of the heart: thanks to the constant changes of pace that increase and decrease heart rate thus increasing the capacity of endurance athletes dancers. Those undergoing this type of exercise is not at all the perception of being involved in an exercise demanding and icky but to join a real party, has no case in which the slogan was launched in the States is: It’s not a workout, it’s a party! “(” It’s not a chore, it’s a party! “). Do not worry if you are not experienced dancers do not need. Enough to want to be fit and have fun and the rest will follow. It absolutely indicated for people of all ages because it can be calibrated to the needs of participants using various levels of intensity.
Jul/090
Write a blog is good for social relations
Australian researchers Susan Moore and James Baker of Swinburne University in Melbourne conducted a study, published in the journal CyberPsycology and Behavior in which they analyzed the psychological benefits arising out of blogging. The researchers asked 600 users of MySpace in a survey on-line getting 134 accessions. From 134 respondents 80 said they wanted to create from there soon, their own blog. 59 of these have achieved in the two months following the completion of the questionnaire, their intentions.
Whereas when they had their own blog these individuals had declared themselves dissatisfied with their lives to report thereafter had reached a higher mental well-being resulting from the feeling of belonging to a community made up of people with whom we share interests and values as well as emotions and points of view. Furthermore, new bloggers have said they felt more confident about the possibility of being able to count on others as well as less depressed and anxious. The figure is even more interesting is that the benefits of constant blogging is reflected not only the quality of relationships that exist in a virtual, but also on those “real.”
That evidence in fact contradicts the view, widespread, according to which so assiduously attend the web affecting the quality of everyday interpersonal relationships, offering alternative false to those who fail to provide satisfactory human relations within their group membership. Although the study conducted by Australian researchers has the merit to highlight an aspect overlooked or ignored, the potential of the internet, however it was done on a sample of individuals too small because its results can be considered definitive. Until maybe we should be expanded to reflect a bit about what we really when we turn on the computer and click on the icon, for better or worse, opening the window on our world.