Do you live in a house with an alleyway? An alleyway is a path at the back of blocks of houses to get to the garden or shed. The reason such a path is called an alleyway is that the fire brigade uses that path to reach difficult places and…
“We would appreciate it if you could stay for a few days. That way, we can better monitor how you respond to the medication.” And so, what I thought would be a half-hour appointment turned into the beginning of a four-and-a-half-week hospital stay. During my time in the hospital, it…
I am asked this question many times: how to find the right literature? It is not easy to track down exactly the appropriate literature in the enormous amount of books and articles available. The answer… The short answer is: know how to search! And how do you search? Ask the…
The hour draws near that you have to meet deadlines, holidays are looming, your paper has to be submitted, your presentation will be the day after tomorrow….. the pressure and the stress are building up..…before you know it you are running around like a headless chicken. Once this happens you…
Sometimes I mention books that are handy, useful or necessary, or all of the above. I found another useful book for you. A book that can help you to getting published in English, something you can’t avoid as a PhD student. And you will find it is not an easy…
Music has a big influence on many different parts of our brain: the auditory cortex, the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the limbic system. So music influences the system that assists the analyzing of volume, speed, melody and rhythm; this process helps to memorize text and melody, evokes associative images and…
