Unknown March 15, 2014 No Comments
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Greetings people, Since it’s Brain Awareness Week. We've decided to carry on the theme of infographics. The brain is a unique organ, but did you know? Aristotle, a famous Greek philosopher thought the brain was less important than the heart and the liver, however it is equally if not more important. So you can only imagine, if you were to suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Dementia your quality of life would be atrocious.

The first brain infographic presents a collection of facts about the human brain.

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If you ever wondered why you act the way you do, the answer may lie in which side of the brain you tend to use more. The following infographic shows which side of the brain (right or left) is responsible of what function/actions, the different learning styles of each side and advice for each side.

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The following brain infographic shows the map of the brain and what area of the brain processes which emotions and functions. Additionally it also shows how you can retrain your brain to be more emotionally flexible, understanding and sensitive.
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Language shapes the way we think and for decades, neuroscientists and psychologists have been researching the effects of neurological diseases and brain lesions on human language processing and production. Through modern technology we are now able to create an image of a normal brain at work processing language. The following infographic shows the areas of the brain which are responsible for language comprehension and speech production, the common brain imaging techniques, and how we learn language.


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Scientific research and development is a controversial subject, but the following infographic details everything you need to know about the current affairs and the future of brain research.

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“Brain and drugs”, and “drugs, brain and behavior” are topics that are always under discussion. So we made sure we included a few infographic on this subject. The first infographic “Your Brain on Drugs” provides an insight into how the brain reacts to addiction and drugs. The second infographic “Your Brain on Beer Vs. Coffee” shows the effect of beer and coffee on our brain.

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There are habits that correlate with brain performance and the following infographic produced by brain training leader Lumosity presenting a 5 simple habits correlated with brain performance.

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Everyone in the modern age wants to boost their memory and intelligence so it only made sense to present an infographic that shows how you can master your brain and raise your IQ.

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So that’s it for today. We hope you have enjoyed the infographic compilation. See you soon.


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Unknown March 12, 2014 No Comments
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Greetings everybody, 
Its that time of the week again but then this isn't just any week it is Brain awareness week! And for this species of the week we chose to do it on one of the most intelligent aquatic mammals in the sea! The Bottlenose dolphin. When researching for this week species of the week we were surprised to find that bottlenose dolphins are divided into three distinct  subspecies of the genus Tursiops.


1. The common bottlenose dolphin (it is thought that this species can be further subdivided into the Black Sea dolphin, and the Pacific and Atlantic dolphins) 

  2. The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin.


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3. The Barrunan dolphin:
 
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Conservation status: Registered as Data deficient on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat: The common dolphin is often found in both temperate and tropical waters around the world. The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin is found in waters surrounding India, northern Australia, South China and the Red Sea. The Burrunan dolphin is found in the waters bordering Australia

Length:  Range from 6ft-12.5ft, with males being slightly larger than females.

Characteristics: Bottlenose dolphins,  tend to have coloration ranging from light gray to black with lighter coloration on the belly, and have robust bodies with short thick beaks. The bottlenose dolphins are further subdivided into two main ecotypes. Offshore bottlenose dolphins and inshore bottlenose dolphins.  Inshore bottlenose dolphins tend to be smaller and lighter in color compared to their offshore counterparts. 
A key difference between the common dolphin and the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin is that on its underside can see the faint marks of spots on its belly.
Bottlenose dolphins have been found to have a lifespan of 40-45 years for males and up to 50 years for females. 
If you had the amazing opportunity to see either of the two species of bottlenose in the wild you would often see them in a pod ranging from 2-15 individuals. Whereas offshore pods tend to be found in greater numbers. In terms of dietary characteristics bottlenose dolphins are labelled as being generalists meaning that they are not limited to one type of prey as apposed to being specialized in just hunting one type of prey. 

Well that was species of the week guys. We hope you enjoyed learning something new about bottlenose dolphins today, we know that we did. Be sure to check out if you haven't already our post on the marine conservation workshop that we attended earlier last month! 

And for more species of the week check out some of our previous ones: 


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Unknown March 05, 2014 No Comments
Greetings everybody, Here we are again. Wednesday (SOTW day) and today we present the Ornate Horned frog, also known as the Argentine horned frog, Argentine wide-mouth Frog or Pac-Man frog.
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Why is it known as Pac-Man frog you ask?“Pac-Man” describes the appearance of the frog when it lunges at prey as it appears to be all mouth. The frogs can be around 11-17cm, yet they will try to eat anything that can/can’t fit in their mouths, you may even go to the extent to call them relentless eaters. Sometimes they are even called “mouths with legs” as their mouth appears to be the entire front half of the body. Their diet consists of rodents, small reptiles and insects. 


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Conservation status: Near Threatened
Habitat: Rainforests of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil

Characteristics: These carnivorous frogs are large, round and flat toothed, their mouths are extremely wide and are armed with strong gripping jaws. Commonly the frogs are very colorful, they are bright green with dark red to black markings along their backs. As well, the females are slightly larger than males.

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Well that was all for today, we hope you've found our post interesting. See you soon. Until then why not leave a comment on what species you would like featured on the next species of the week.

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Check out our previous species of the week!
Blue Sea Slug (Glaucus atlanticus)

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