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...brain such as the limbic system, where emotions are processed. One theory holds that depression is either caused by or results in an imbalance in the activity in those regions. Applying periodic bursts of electrical current at the cortex may reset the network in a process that's akin to rebooting a computer...
While he did not advocate policies akin to the notorious societal eugenics of the World War II-era, Watson recommended a careful consideration by all potential parents before producing a child with a life-long genetic ailment...
...school, I’m resolved to change the way that I view my education, because any knowledge I can integrate into a song or into a creation, and at the same time, I have been trying to shift the way I view school into something more akin to a creative work of art, in which a person makes school their own creative tapestry, to conduct explorations rather than just have information presented...
...celebrity judges to arbitrate the proceedings, or at least the finals of the competitions at each height, is akin to sending Hist and Lit sophomore essays to outside evaluators...
...become Japan's biggest trading partner. China accounted for 20.1% of Japan's total trade, compared with 18.6% for the U.S. The panelists expect Asian cross-fertilization to continue; indeed, Sachs said that the closer integration of Asian economies will help them keep at bay future external shocks akin to the 1997 currency crises in Thailand, Indonesia and elsewhere. "Asian integration will be a powerful force to avoid swings," he said...