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Welcome to the homepage for the Clinical Neuropsychology Research Lab in the Department of Psychology at Kent State University. The attached pages provide information about who we are and what we do. Links can be found at the top of each page.
The field of neuropsychology is interested in how the brain influence the [...]

The average human brain weighs about 3 pounds, but an elephant brain averages 12 pounds.

Some researchers believe that learning how to ballroom dance or juggle can improve memory and other thinking skills.

In addition to other medical problems, being overweight is linked to greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Your brain can generate enough energy to power a light bulb.

Ben Pridmore once memorized a shuffled deck of cards in just over 26 seconds.

The brain may be up to 60% fat.

To help with brain development, newborn babies sleep 16-20 hours per day.

People who live at higher latitudes are at higher risk of multiple sclerosis than people living near the equator.

The brain prevents us from being able to tickle ourselves.

Brain regions important for math and spatial abilities were reportedly 35% larger in Einstein than in the average person.

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