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It’s Not All Brain Science

The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder. Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874-1936 Maddy Butcher writes: Like you, I’m curious. New information around horses fascinates me. Sure, I have the natural skepticism of a journalist. But when insights clarify […]

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Horse Brain Insight from Dog Brain Doc

This week, we visited with Dr. Erin Hecht, assistant professor in Harvard University’s Department of Human Evoluntionary Biology. Hecht’s research on dog brains and how breed can manifest in canine neuroanatomy got our attention here. We talked with her via email of the possible insights […]

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ADDITIONAL POSTS

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  Heart Rate Variability, Part Two

  HRV is the root mean square of the difference between heart beats Editor's Note: As new devices like heart monitors become...

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  Heart Rate Variability, Part I

  HRV is the root mean square of the difference between heart beats Editor's Note: As new devices like heart monitors become...

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  Dog Brain Detour

  Mammalian brains – horse brains, dog brains, human brains - have many similarities. Since this is so, and since most horse owners love dogs, too,...

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  Horse Head Review

  Karen with her horses, April and Kermit We were pleased to see Karen Morgan's review in this month's edition of her...

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  Introducing Polyvagal Theory

  Editor’s Note: At HorseHead, we’re intrigued by Polyvagal Theory, a relatively new explanation of the autonomic nervous system, present in all mammals. This is an...

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  Brain Doc Hits the Road

  Dr. Steve Peters. Photo by Zach Rhoades Dr. Steve Peters is becoming increasingly busy as he ramps up his horse brain...

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