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...actively aids memory, suggesting instead that consolidation of memories is merely a side effect of snoozing. They argue that the true purpose of sleep is to "cool down" the brain by resting the neurons that have been firing all day long. Paller's study lends support for the majority view: when sounds were played to the sleeping brain, the EEG patterns indicated activity - signaling that perhaps certain memories were being revisited - and this processing appeared to strengthen memories. "The meow somehow stimulated the association of the cat with a certain position on the screen," suggests Jan Born, a memory...
...Sweden, Tommy Tuvuynger takes a pragmatic view of the trend. "People like the rabbits because they are pretty. What else can we do with them though? We can't give them bunny birth control pills. So we have to put the rabbits away...
...possible, then, that the more dopamine that is active in your brain, the more likely you are to view the future as rosy, which raises at least two questions: how do I get more dopamine, and is there such a thing as too much...
...GALLERY EXIT Duck inside this 14-month-old art space (1 Shin Hing Street) to view fresh work by emerging artists from Hong Kong, China and East Asia. An exhibition by Beijing-based avant-garde photographer Chen Wei runs until...
...where does all this leave the nation's reputation for machismo? "The real macho today pushes the limit," argues Caputo. "The real macho is transgression." In that view, from all sides of the political and sexual spectrum, Italy appears more macho than ever...