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...catchy tunes that loop in our heads, even when we detest them. This "defenseless engraving of music on the brain," Sacks suggests, is a result of the precision with which most of us can replay music internally; built to seek stimuli, the brain rewards itself for its fidelity with perfect repeats of songs. But for the patients in Sacks' book who suffer musical hallucinations - a related and not uncommon condition in which imaginary music seems to come from an outside source that can't be turned off - the results are often debilitating. One patient, June B., has been subjected...
...don’t claim that it’s in any way perfect but it’s the best deal that we had available,” Petersen wrote in an e-mail sent over the UC’s open list late yesterday afternoon...
Sophomore Jeremy Lin put a positive spin on the lopsided matchup against No. 21: “They are ranked in the top-25 right now, so it’s the perfect opportunity to get a big upset when no one expects it. I think it’s going to be a great environment, I think it’s the absolute perfect time to come up with a big win, a big upset with no one expecting anything from...
Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz said he believes Glendon is the perfect choice...
...propensity of Democrats to be chuckleheaded in ways easily exploited by Republicans is what Clinton, in most cases, is trying to avoid with her lawyerly answers. Her refusal to support higher Social Security taxes on the wealthy is a perfect example. "For the life of me, I don't understand what my opponents are trying to achieve," she said. "It is potentially a trillion-dollar tax increase." Clinton's point seems solid on several grounds. There are higher priorities than Social Security in 2008, especially if you want to enact universal health insurance or a real energy-independence plan, both...