The Shape of Perception
We draw instantaneous conclusions of those we meet. That person is kind and friendly; that other, intimidating, distancing. How do we perceive others? What elements work to influence our social perception? One would think that merely drawing a particular shape should have no influence on one’s assessment of those around you. In fact, something as […]
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Neuronal Degeneration
Mild traumatic brain injury is underreported in car accidents. Very often in the blur of events drivers and their passengers will not describe to the emergency personnel the exact mechanism and mechanics of a crash. Hours and days later they will begin to experience symptoms. Forgetfulness. Headaches. Pain. Disorientation. Inability to concentrate. Brains scans such […]
Light Therapy as a Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury?
Water and sun—its confluence draws us in. Think of standing near an ocean. There’s something about it that’s numinous, preternatural. Perhaps we can sense there’s more going on than just immense landscape and sunlight. It’s what occurs when light interacts with water. There’s something happening that’s life giving, restorative. It’s long been known that light […]
Law as Archeology
October. You know it’s that time of year when the maple leaves start to turn orange, yellow, and russet, when the air becomes a bit colder, when wisps of grey smoke from the yard fires curl lazily upward into a transparently blue sky—then you know it’s time for your annual apple picking trip north to […]
