I’ve been invited to a new trivia game this week—and if there are any medical topics in the mix, I’m golden. Working in the health/medical field for so many years, I’ve soaked up a lot of details that seem to still reside (randomly) in my mind.

All the interviews I’ve done with medical experts—and all the studies I’ve read and translated into articles. Makes for great talk at parties. And it really pays off in certain trivia games.

I tested it out just a few months ago @ our local Science Tavern Meet-up here in Atlanta. The room in Manuel’s Tavern is always packed; this city has lots of science geeks, with the CDC, several universities, and a strong healthcare business community.

But, let’s face it, the subject of science is very broad–and as trivia night wore on, it became increasingly apparent that my breadth of science knowledge is not. Then, the topic of neurology popped up. My own brain switched back on:

1. What brain proteins are linked with Alzheimer’s?  Beta amyloid plaques!
2. What are the tree-like extensions of neurons that allow neurons to receive and transmit signals? Dendrites!
3. What part of the brain is often referred to as the lizard brain?  Pineal gland!

I’m not sure those are the exact questions, but close enough. I was so excited that I could fill in these blanks–whereas my post-doctoral friend, with her studies in virology and human pathogens, could not.

It’s one of the unlikely benefits of all these years spent writing about health and medicine—and working hard to make it understandable to people who are worried about their own health problems.

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