Tag: Tryptophan

Tryptophan From Outer Space

By psychologistmimi on November 28, 2025 • ( 3 Comments )

Somewhere between my third slice of pie and my third dog stepping on my stomach, I read the wildest thing. Scientists found tryptophan, the same sleepy amino acid we blame for our Thanksgiving couch comas, on Bennu. That is a small asteroid that swings by Earth every six […]

I’m Thankful for my Frontal Lobe: For I am the Sum of my Decisions

By psychologistmimi on November 21, 2012 • ( 3 Comments )

To exercise in the morning versus evening? To buy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Elmo, or Scooby Doo toy? Blueberry or apple pie for tomorrow? Basil lime daiquiri or a lava flow? Work from home or muddle my way in? Catch up on Dexter or the Walking Dead? Order […]