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...deep in the brain's basement, but the locus coeruleus does govern the release of the neurotransmitter noradrenaline, which is critical in triggering arousal or alarm, as in the famed fight-or-flight response. Arousal also plays a role in our ability to pay attention - you can't deal with the lion trying to eat you, after all, if you don't focus on it first. And attention, in turn, plays a critical role in such complex functions as responding to environmental cues and smoothly switching your concentration from one task to another. Those are abilities kids with autism lack...
...often that a mere flash of insight - as opposed to a formal, controlled study - commands much space in a medical journal, and Purpura and Mehler readily concede that a good deal of empiricism will have to be applied to their theory before it can become anything more than that. Still, they're convinced that the idea deserves attention. If the locus coeruleus is indeed malfunctioning in autism, the problem could involve hundreds or even thousands of genes. The researchers are careful to avoid the shooting war over what damaged those genes, suggesting that environment and toxic chemicals - but not vaccines...
...amongst the field of 19.The rookie duo was remarkably consistent over the windy two days of competition, as the freshmen finished no worse than fourth in all 10 races, winning their final race and taking second place four times and third place twice.“They had to deal with some really tricky conditions this weekend,” sophomore captain Alan Palmer said. “Some teams suffered from broken boats, it was so windy. It was great for Brendan to get some experience in these challenging conditions.”In the B division, sophomore skipper...
...course, Wagoner’s “retirement” was a delicately orchestrated affair. Few people, after a career of executive perks, can complain about a pension from a company that is currently operating on taxpayer funds. A deal like this does not exactly send the message to other executives that they will be penalized for failure...
...said the department is looking to add more House-based outreach by hosting faculty lunches and historical movies in the houses.History concentrator Sergio Prado ’09, said that he has been satisfied with the advising in the department.“The professors and the people who deal with the administration definitely have a lot of concern for the students,” he said.—Staff writer Victor W. Yang can be reached at vyang@fas.harvard.edu...