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...matter how a particular brain turns out, its development proceeds in stages, generally from back to front. Some of the brain regions that reach maturity earliest - through proliferation and pruning - are those in the back of the brain that mediate direct contact with the environment by controlling such sensory functions as vision, hearing, touch and spatial processing. Next are areas that coordinate those functions: the part of the brain that helps you know where the light switch is in your bathroom even if you can't see it in the middle of the night. The very last part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes Teens Tick | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

...hormones are especially active in the brain's emotional center - the limbic system. This creates a "tinderbox of emotions," says Dr. Ronald Dahl, a psychiatrist at the University of Pittsburgh. Not only do feelings reach a flash point more easily, but adolescents tend to seek out situations where they can allow their emotions and passions to run wild. "Adolescents are actively looking for experiences to create intense feelings," says Dahl. "It's a very important hint that there is some particular hormone-brain relationship contributing to the appetite for thrills, strong sensations and excitement." This thrill seeking may have evolved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes Teens Tick | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

Just two days after John McCain dramatically suspended his campaign and vowed to return to Washington and help reach a deal on an unpopular financial-bailout package, his staff announced this morning that he is resuming his campaign and that he will attend the debate tonight in Mississippi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Still No Bailout Deal, But McCain Resumes Campaign | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

...know what the panelists believe and can judge their work accordingly. (If anything, The View would benefit from Walters dialing down her studied neutrality even more.) Second, that you can speak truth to power and, if you have a following, power will still have to come back to reach your audience. (You could call this election's crucial swing bloc Wal-Mart moms or mortgage moms--or you could just call them fans of The View.) And finally, that a confrontational interview is not necessarily a bad one. (Similarly, Obama probably did himself more good in his combative interview with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lessons from The View | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...opportunity for student musicians to get out and start a music career,” says Anthony M. Spaniola III ‘10, the CEO of Veritas. “A lot of musicians really only get to play on campus. It allows us to broaden our reach out into the community.” Still, as Scotti notes, there are many student musicians WHO are not aware of the opportunities offered by Club Passim. “I don’t think a lot of them realize they can walk from their dorm to this great place...

Author: By Melanie E. Long, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Rich Folklore of Club Passim | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

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