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Bats, huh?
Or their brains-- Heck, I'm gonna git some right now.
Bob from Houston
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>From UF News Releases:
"Scientists in Gainesville, Fl. have proposed a new research study to
examine the effects of bat cerebral matter on well being and overall
functioning of spinal cord injured subjects. University of Florida
Professor and research scientist B.L. Free, Ph.D., noted a significant
difference between two groups of spinal cord injured males residing in an
assisted living facility south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The facility
houses 50 males in two wings separated by a cafeteria and administrative
offices. Professor Free observed that residents in "B" wing were more
upbeat, positive, and showed greater physical functioning than those in "A"
wing. Residents of each wing were of similar levels of complete spinal cord
injury. Dr. Free observed that the only difference between the two wings was
that B wing had a problem with bat infestation, and efforts to exterminate
the bats had been unsuccessful. In fact, many residents in B wing had grown
fond of the bats going as far as feeding and caring for them. Upon further
investigation, Dr. Free discovered that a smaller group of B wing residents
had been eating the bats which were prepared by family members.
Specifically, they were eating the brains of the bats (considered a delicacy
in remote regions of Brazil). This group was the highest functioning of
all.
Dr. B. L. Free postulates that the interruption of electrical signals from
complete spinal cord injuries interacts with the electrical "radar" pulses
emitted by bats, and this interaction produces an electrochemical reaction
leading to positive emotional feelings and higher physical functioning.
Furthermore, it appears that the chemicals in bat brain matter that produce
the radar pulses have a greater effect themselves, and this effect is
enhanced by heat and ingestion into the bloodstream. University of Florida
researchers propose a double blind study of three groups: two control groups
that will receive either no treatment or cooked chicken brains, and one
treatment group receiving cooked Brazilian bat brains. Pre and post tests of
psycho social scales and physical examinations will be used to determine
results which will be submitted to leading medical journals."
For more information on this study, see "New Spinal Cord Research Study" on
my page.
Steve
Browsing With KeyBored
(Disability and Computers - maybe there IS a connection...)
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4039/
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