I just finished reading a blog post titled, "Brain death by dull cubicle". It's all about some research being done in 'neurogenesis' by Elizabeth Gould. Apparently our brains can create new neurons if we're stimulated appropriately (which is important for all those booze-swigging yahoos out there killing off brain cells like there's no tomorrow.) The crux of Gould's recent findings is that our brains are significantly impacted by our surroundings. Boring and/or stressful surroundings stop our brains from developing new neurons. Interesting, exciting environments are like food for the brain, and it gobbles up those wonderfully complex environments and does a boogy dance inside your skull. I work in a non-cubicle environment; I've always hated cubicles but I understand why offices set them up. I hope never to have to work in one. But even if you are stuck in a cubicle, I hope you're given the opportunity to decorate it to your heart's content, because otherwise, your brain is on auto-pilot, and you're being turned into a zombie... And what's this have to do with IGotNewsForYou? Well...when you are the recipient of a wickedly hilarious poster from IGotNewsForYou, pin it up in your cubicle or in your office; it's creative, complex and unique. That page is adding positivity to your environment, for your brain, and more neurons will form. Or if you send a page to someone, tell them to pin it up in their office environment, and you'll be improving their brains. So really, IGotNewsForYou pages help make people smarter. Wow. (Technorati Tags: neurogenesis, elizabeth gould, cubicles)