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Much to the researchers' surprise, the greatest improvements appeared in those who spent the most time in the second stage of non-REM sleep. Other procedural tasks that depended more heavily on visual or perceptual ability required periods of deeper sleep or both slow-wave and REM sleep. Sometimes even just an hour of shut-eye made a big difference. Other times a full night's rest was needed. "It's probably going to turn out that different types of memory tasks need different kinds of sleep," says Stickgold...
...Belief in cultural mirrors has devastating consequence in our hyper-visual culture. Appearance and self-hood are stickily entwined,” Gullette said. “The exhibit was modeled on a dominant cultural assumption that the body declines as if with no cultural intervention.” Hence, the title of the book...
...scientist Michael Hawley has authored the world’s largest book: a 133-pound, five-by-seven-foot tome entitled “Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Kingdom. (“The Book To End All Books,” 4/8/04...
...sometimes drawing illustrations until late into the night. And when they take a break to throw impromptu dance parties in the basement, everyone watches. We’ll miss Aleris next year as she takes a break from 14 Plympton, but at least Caitlin will be around, regulating visual appeal in her new role as FM’s Creative Director. Call her the Muse...
...media design consultant with Garcia Media, Inc., to redesign the entire paper in preparation for the transition from black and white to color—or, BW to CMYK. But Ron left The Crimson with more than just a new style—he spread the Gospel of Visual Thinking...