by Tony Lembke | Feb 26, 2012 | General
Our senses are constantly processing sights, sounds, smells and touch. Most of these do not reach our consciousness. We only become aware of some of the inputs that pass through our brain. How do we decide what to pay attention to? On Feb 17th this year, psychologist...
by Tony Lembke | Feb 22, 2012 | General
The Google Doodle today is in honour of Heinrich Hertz, who would have been celebrating his 155th birthday – if he hadn’t died from Wegener’s granulomatosis in 1894, or something else since then. Hertz was the first to conclusively prove the...
by Tony Lembke | Feb 21, 2012 | General
Tomorrow is Ash Wedneday. Are you giving up coffee for Lent? No. Neither am I. There is good evidence that caffeine provides a stimulus to mental alertness. It also acts as a legal performance enhancer for sports – the AIS has a guide to it use. ...
by Tony Lembke | Jan 28, 2012 | General
Brunswick Heads Medical Centre doesn’t have a “Waiting Room”. They have a “Patient’s Lounge”. Stealing Shamelessly, we’ve recently added a TV and a couch to ‘our lounge’. We have also consulted with the young...
by Tony Lembke | Jan 26, 2012 | General
Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo gave the 2012 Australia Day address. He called for tolerance, asked us to be less angry over unimportant things, and to foster innovation. “My view of an Aussie was someone who was hard working, unaffected, genuine, affable, relaxed,...
