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...operations. One of the commonest, for pain anywhere below the neck, is cordotomy-literally, cutting the spinal cord-a remedy that is less drastic than it sounds. In the standard operation, the cord is exposed and a small cut is made in the nerve bundles controlling the pain-afflicted area. The so-called cut may actually be a tiny electrical burn. Crue and his colleagues have just reported a refinement, in which small electrodes are implanted through the skin and left in place, so that the treatment can be repeated if pain recurs. Other neurosurgical procedures involve cutting the roots...
...overcoming. It is slowly phasing into operation a Central Certificate Service, which will transfer stocks from one brokerage account to another by making electronic bookkeeping entries. That will end the archaic system under which messengers now lug bags of stock certificates between brokers' offices in the Wall Street area. This week the exchange also will show off to the press a new computerized system for matching the institutions' big buy-and-sell orders. Next month the exchange will relieve crowding by increasing space 20%, opening up an extension to the trading floor. Exchange officials are asking SEC permission...
...outer corners of the eyes. Even the broad smile is not always an entirely convincing expression of surprise or pleasure unless it is accompanied by an elevation of the eyebrows, or what the researchers call a "raise." Other emotional expressions also depend on a delicate use of the eye area. In a sad frown, the eyebrows will ordinarily be drawn down at the outer ends. By contrast, they will be depressed on the inside in an angry frown...
Analytical Tool. The most immediate practical application of ethological research is in the area of mental health. When ordinary verbal communication is partially impaired or breaks down entirely, as in the case of autistic children and schizophrenic adults, knowledge of man's nonverbal language can be an extremely useful analytical tool. By reading such unconscious gestures as movements of the fingers and hand, the Birmingham scientists point out, the psychiatrist is in a position to discover important new clues to the patient's inner turmoil. Even when the patient seems to be able to communicate verbally, a doctor...
Most of the new housing will be apartments in which tenants can qualify for rent subsidies, provided that Congress approves them. In an urban area, two-bedroom apartments will rent for $75 a month and three-bedrooms for about $90. Helped by federal tax shelters, investors in the partnerships can expect an attractive 16% return on their capital...