The Other Side of Dr. Xeno's Brain

It's me, Dr. Xeno. Here are lecture notes and ideas for my work teaching physical and cognitive development across the lifespan (HDEV 3101) at the Department of Human Development at CSU, East Bay. This content is often referred to as mind-brain, mind body connection, brain and behavior; but it is really about the knowledge derived from the related fields of neurology, neuropsychology, neuroscience and cognitive science. Sometimes I just write about my kids or bike racing. Feel free to comment!

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Pick one, any one



I am such a lame Blogger. I really just did it because all the cool kids were doing it and I needed a Blogger ID to play. I read theirs, and post stupid comments. But I hardly ever update my 'Brain' and my deals are just not that clever. I don't even have a consistent theme - I mean Chico Cyclist is admirably focused on the ol' two wheeler, and Maynard and OV nicely blend life in the peloton with and intentional life. Almighty God has the whole omnipotence thing mastered. Don't even get me started on the political commentary arena. Me, I can't even get my side bar linkage list populated with cool places I browse. So, I thought I would at least give y'all another visual goodie - the above are the classic and universal expressions associated with the basic human emotions. Many thanks for Paul Ekman and his socio-emotional-behavioral research.

So, how ya feelin'?

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Snuggle in for Spring

Not my kid, not my dog. Just one of those images in the old My Pictures file - not sure where it came from. My apologies to the copyright police.

Reasons for posting this:

1) I was getting sick of seeing my last posted image.
2) Seems like a good thing to do in this unstable transitional Spring season.
3) I like dogs and babies, especially ones I'm not responsible for.
4) It's just plain heart-warming (I'm avoiding using the word 'cute' on the advise of a team mate).