Hippocampus

Hippocampus: a mythological creature.  The hippocampus was part dolphin, part horse.  Archaeologists have found paintings to the hippocampus in the ruins of Pompeii.  Hippocampus may also refer to a genus of fish with a neck and head that look remarkably like a...

What happens in the brain when you learn a foreign language?

This interesting article by Alison Mackey showed up in the Guardian.  Thought some of you might find it encouraging. Learning a foreign language can increase the size of your brain. This is what Swedish scientists discovered when they used brain scans to monitor what...