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...deeper you probe, the more interesting the differences. Women appear to have more connections between the two brain hemispheres. In certain regions, their brain is more densely packed with neurons. And women tend to use more parts of their brain to accomplish certain tasks. That might explain why they often recover better from a stroke, since the healthy parts of their mind compensate for the injured regions. Men do their thinking in more focused regions of the brain, whether they are solving a math problem, reading a book or feeling a wave of anger or sadness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Says A Woman Can't Be Einstein? | 2/27/2005 | See Source »

...mail and keeps meticulous records of press clippings. "So many people remembered Sarah and were moved by her that letters keep coming," Ruth says. "In a way that makes it easier, but it's hard because I'm constantly reminded of the things Sarah wanted to accomplish but never will. She'll never get an Academy Award...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Body & Mind: Last Wishes | 2/27/2005 | See Source »

...After the death of his first wife, Beverly, Grunwald remarried. His wife Louise was by his side last week, and his three children, Mandy, Lisa and Peter. Last year, after his cardiac episode, Lisa told him that he must have survived because he had something further he wanted to accomplish. "No," he told her. "I think I just love living." He did it very well. He left us with warm memories and the challenge of living up to his legacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Our Explorer of the New World | 2/27/2005 | See Source »

...want to make reaching out to Harvard undergrads our number one priority,” Benefield says. The best way to accomplish this outreach, however, is open to debate...

Author: By Mary CATHERINE Brouder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Are Museums Out of the Picture? | 2/24/2005 | See Source »

...memory. Charlie Kaufman picked up his second original screenplay nomination for this gem, whose late spring release date crippled its chances of Oscar success. Tape the awards and pick this one up on DVD; as he did with the masterpiece Adaptation, Kaufman questioned our assumptions of what film can accomplish, technically and emotionally...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Handicapping This Year's Oscars | 2/24/2005 | See Source »

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