Unique to mammals, the limbic cortex impels creatures to nurture their offspring by delivering feelings of tenderness and warmth to the parent when children are nearby.
The same motivation that can push people to exert more effort in a constructive way could also motivate people to be more likely to engage in unethical behaviors.
This happens in part because refined carbohydrates raise blood-sugar levels, setting up an insulin surge that drives blood sugar down again, causing rebound hunger.
These observations have led some investigators to posit that differences in g result from differences in the speed and efficiency of neural processing.
But he points out that the industry's business model is the same. As a result, he says, the impetus that may have induced agencies to plump ratings for higher-paying customers hasn't gone away.
I think if the company knew before they started their trial that food would help absorption, there's no question they would have done the study with food.
The spark for Tuesday's rally came from the other side of the globe, as the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its main interest-rate target one-quarter of a point to 3.25%.