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...adolescence, around the age of 18, the brain has declined in plasticity but increased in power. Talents and latent tendencies that have been nurtured are ready to blossom. The experiences that drive neural activity, says Yale's Rakic, are like a sculptor's chisel or a dressmaker's shears, conjuring up form from a lump of stone or a length of cloth. The presence of extra material expands the range of possibilities, but cutting away the extraneous is what makes art. "It is the overproduction of synaptic connections followed by their loss that leads to patterns in the brain," says...
DIED. DAN FLAVIN, 63, minimalist sculptor who specialized in using fluorescent lights; of complications from diabetes; in Riverhead, New York...
...Boren ran a spoof campaign for President, saying he could provide what people seemed to want: "bold, reckless, arrogant, ignorant leadership." The self-described "humorist, educator, author, sculptor and former diplomat," now 70, says he's serious about this race and promises to work hard to keep education, Medicare and veteran programs fully funded...
...list of this year's fellows also includes computer scientist Margo I. Seltzer '83' geologist Allison M. Mac-Farlance, Sculptor Elizabeth King and composer Shih-Hui Chen...
...amazing artist, a genius sculptor," said a street juggler who identified himself only as Jim and said he had known Fokin since his first day in Harvard Square. "He was magical. He made puppets come to life...