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...brain region that drew the attention of the authors is known as the locus coeruleus, a small knot of neurons located in the brain stem. Not a lot of high-order processing goes on so 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...
...DREW BARRYMORE reportedly approached to helm third Twilight movie: "Because I'm a director...
...which delivered overwhelmingly promising results, have been instituted only in the past couple of years. “It’s very gratifying to have these new programs serving our students so well,” APO Assistant Dean Inge-Lise Ameer said. The freshman advising program also drew favorable reviews, with most respondents describing their advisers as helpful, accessible, and approachable, according to Rinere. The response rate among freshman was over 80 percent, while it was only just over 50 percent among sophomores, Rinere said. The meeting was intended to begin a collaboration between...
...Mattison had also raised concerns after last week’s meeting that Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino was no longer holding firm to his requests for Harvard to provide more detailed information and plans regarding its science complex construction slowdown. Menino had sent a letter to University President Drew G. Faust in late February with specific dates for information requests, most within 30 to 60 days...
...possibility of layoff, said Stephen A. Helfer, a support staff member at Harvard Law School library. “I ask the City Council to use its influence to urge that everybody at the University take a pay cut according to his or her ability, starting with Drew Faust,” he said. Director of Higher Education at the Service Employees International Union Wayne M. Langley suggested that Harvard follow the example set by similarly-affected universities like BU and MIT. He said these universities have acted responsibly in postponing layoffs and offering modest increases in salary...