In 1848 Phineas P. Gage (picture below), a railroad construction foreman, survived an accident in which he lost most of his brain's left frontal lobe [2]. Most surprisingly Mr. Gage only reported personality and behavioral changes, but much of his cognitive function remained intact, but who doesn't have a bad day after loosing half of his brain?

This was the first case in which a human being managed to survive the lost of such a big amount of brain without loosing his cognitive function, and a very descriptive way to illustrate how we don't really use 100% of our brain, in fact it is generally believed we only use 10%.

ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Rosmarinus
Common name: Rosemary

Rosmarinic acid is a caffeic acid ester [10], a naturally occurring polyphenolic compound [3]. Polyphenols are a chemical group known to interact on different ways against carcinogenesis, tumor cell proliferation, apoptosis, metastasis and inflammation, but they also exert powerful antioxidant properties. Some other properties exerted by Rosmarinic acid include its anti-carcinogenic, antiviral, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory qualities [3,6].

ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Rosmarinus
Common name: Rosemary