Gillian Forrester on gesturing gorillas, babbling babies and the origins of human language

by Peter | Oct 2, 2026 | ADHD, Feeling, research, speech

Gillian Forrester’s research findings concerning the link between hand use and cognition will come as no surprise to readers of this website. Nor will the link with ADHD and autism. What do the very first writhing movements of babies have in common with...

It takes two to make a brain grow right

by Peter | Sep 23, 2026 | brain, research, right

Another example of the ubiquity of ‘right’. The article is not about the brain growing as a right as opposed to a left brain. It is simply about about brains develop. For decades, many scientists have thought that a single type of starter cell gives rise...