This Is Your Brain On Fatty Acids: Scientists Discover Lipid May Be Vital To Learning
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 11:28
in Health & Medicine
Saturated fats have a deservedly bad reputation, but scientists have discovered that a sticky lipid occurring naturally at high levels in the brain may help us memorize grandma's recipe for cinnamon buns, as well as recall how, decades ago, she served them up steaming from the oven.