Dispensary Corner 18 Jun 10
June 18, 2010
WE’RE not the only ones!
Scientists in Japan have
discovered that monkeys love to
kick back and watch a bit of
television.
The scientists studied a three
year old rhesus macaque and
found that he really enjoyed
watching a video of a circus
elephant, tiger and giraffe
performing their tricks.
They worked out that the
monkey was enjoying the TV
using near-infrared spectroscopy
which examined blood flow to the
monkey’s brain whilst he was
watching the box.
The spectroscopy found that
whilst watching the acrobatic
performances of the animals his
frontal lobe (the brain’s pleasure
centre) became very active.
LET’S hope they didn’t reach the
frozen food section!
Sixty human heads found in
three separate containers tucked
away in a 24hr Southwest Airlines
cargo carrier are under
investigation, after their discovery
was made by airline employees
who noticed their the containers
were not labelled properly and
failed to reveal their contents.
The heads, were found
individually packaged in nonairtight
plastic containers inside
the three larger containers which
were then duct-taped closed.
According to their paperwork
the human cargo was destined for
Medtronic Inc’s facility in Texas.
Shortly after the investigation
launched, Medtronic claimed
ownership, saying that the heads
had actually been earmarked for
neurosurgeon training.
A Medtronic spokesperson did
however say that the company
had only ordered four heads, as
well as around 40 skull pieces
which still contained the workings
of the ear.
According to investigators,
although it is commonplace to
ship human remains for medical
research, what is unusual is that
they were not labelled properly,
and may have unwittingly been
handled and stored incorrectly.
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