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A British neuroscientist, Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, discovered a specific brain cell that fires up after people view Aniston’s picture — hence the so-called Jennifer Aniston neuron.

The study, which monitored subjects’ brain activity after showing them photos of famous celebrities and landmarks, suggests that we assign individual cells to process familiar faces — an insight that could aid research on Alzheimer’s, Epilepsy, Schizophrenia and other brain-related diseases and functions.

Ok wow Alzheimer’s yeah that’s great news and all but WHAT THE FUCK! I have a neuron in MY head named after HER!? How seriously LAME.

Name it the Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly or Tera Patrick Neuron. Better yet, the Barack Obama or the Jon Stewart Neuron. Hell, call it the Princess Leia, Xena Warrior Princess, Ladyhawke, Super Girl Neuron! But Jennifer Aniston — my Friend, you can suck my free radicals! Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga was obviously thinking with his balls on behalf of the human race. …Ok I’m overreacting and wrong. Still, what a lame, un-science fictiony name for a neuron. Damn.

Related Read: University of Leicester

[Education Friendly] Jennifer Aniston Neuon explained by John Medina

Cheers Jess for the Info –
Who I’d like to assume identifies me using Her Jennifer Aniston neuron.

~ by Fionnlagh on December 12, 2008.

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