âLoss of mental agility may be less due to loss of brain cells than to the cellsâ failure to communicate effectively.â. Joseph heads the Neuroscience Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University in Boston. There, researchers are looking at the beneficial effects of certain dietary plant compounds to learn how they affect brain function.
A barrel is one of several units of volume applied in various contexts; there are dry barrels, fluid barrels (such as the UK beer barrel and US beer barrel), oil barrels and so on.
The term wine barrel is also used for any barrel which stores spirits such as brandy or burgundy. The standard burgundy barrel would be around 23 inches in diameter while barrel widths can vary from between 25 inches and 28 inches. A small barrel will only have a 21-inch head.