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...team monitored the activity of the neurons while the rats were learning to find their way through a maze, and again while the rats were sleeping. The patterns of activity matched so closely that the team could tell were the rat would be in the maze if it were awake...
...even if the rats are honing their maze-running skills by re-living earlier experiences in their hippocampi, it doesn't mean they are dreaming in the way humans understand...
...have been genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's-like plaques. These mice exhibit at least some symptoms of memory loss, performing less well on tests that measure how long it takes them to get back to the one dry platform researchers have positioned out of sight in a watery maze. There are now strong hints that retarding the development of plaques helps preserve intellectual performance, at least in rodents. And that raises an intriguing question: Might getting rid of plaques once they have developed do more than slow a patient's decline...
...befits this labyrinthine post-election maze, a very complicated opinion. But after the smoke clears and the legal pundits have trailed off in exhaustion, the U.S. Supreme Court's book-length decision on Bush v. Gore may signal the death knell for Al Gore's presidential campaign...
...Provence, with its university and 137,000 residents, has long been associated with artists, most notably Impressionist Paul Cezanne. The Cours Mirabeau, the city's main street, is a delightful tunnel of greenery featuring sprawling plane trees and elegant mansions. Anderson and Strait enjoy walking the maze of back alleys that wind through markets, past historical monuments, artisan boutiques, art galleries and art-supply stores. "The city has a movement and lifestyle that is a great counterpoint to our somewhat isolated home," says Strait...