Dr. McCleary

  The primary fuel sources the body uses to generate energy are fat and glucose.  We are only able to store enough glucose to last for 24 hours.  Well before that, we start breaking down protein and turning it into glucose.  This is done to keep the brain humming along because it is not able to [...]

  If you have children you may recall the tale of Goldilocks and the three bears.  They were Momma Bear, Poppa Bear and Baby Bear.  The take home lesson from the story, at least regarding porridge, was that the best temperature was not too hot, not too cold, but just right.  Neurons have similar needs [...]

  Any student of the brain and its anatomy is abundantly aware of the seemingly impossible terminology used to identify each of its hills and valleys-hypothalamus, subiculum, insula, fornix, putamen, and others too numerous to list.  Two that are of interest for this discussion are the cuneus and the hippocampus.  They are not visible from [...]

  Today is September 4, 2007.  It coincides with the publication of my first book:  The Brain Trust Program.  You can read more about it at  www.DrMccleary.com.  This is also my initial blog entry.  I hope to have many more to share. I would like to introduce myself.  My name is Larry McCleary.  I am a pediatric [...]