Word: braining
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...doesn't take brain science for some people to say, 'I should take my money and spend it, rather than put it in the bank,'" Hudson says...
Jeanne remembers that after the a cappella concert, "I really wanted to go to the Acropolis, this Greek restaurant my parents had gone to on their first date at Harvard. I was shocked that Brain actually agreed because the whole idea of going to that restaurant was pretty serious. So we walked down Mass. Ave. for two hours trying to find the restaurant, then realized that it had closed a long time ago. So we went to a convenience store and bought cheese and fruit to have a picnic in Brian's room...
...passion and her compassion." Kissing Brian passionately, Jeanne exclaims that Brian is "so sincere, so giving and so honest-he is a Boy Scout. I always wanted someone who would really appreciate me for me--a person who would embrace everything about me--all my neuroses. This is what Brain has done. I have a connection with him that no one can ever replicate. Knowing Brian, I feel that it's almost as if we've grown up together...
...part of the experiment, Glenn and Dr. Chiaka Mukai, a payload specialist from Japan, spent four nights wired to sensors that monitored breathing, muscle tension, brain waves, oxygen levels and eye and body movement. After their return Saturday, they slept at Johnson Space Center in Houston, still wired to the sensors. They will continue to give blood and urine samples for the next few weeks. Czeisler was still in Houston yesterday according to his secretary, and could not be reached for comment...
...study is also looking at the use of melatonin, a hormone produced in the brain, to ease sleeping disorders. While Mukai participated in this part of the experiment, Glenn was disqualified for reasons NASA would not disclose. Although melatonin is currently used by millions of Americans looking to improve their sleep, its effectiveness is uncertain. Mukai was given a placebo on some nights and melatonin on others. Besides studying the effects on her sleep, Czeisler will test its effects on Mukai's cognitive performance and short-term memory...