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Commenting on the new paper, Born suggests that using sounds is more effective than smells because it lets you choose the memories you want to promote. "Auditory stimuli have the advantage that they can be very specifically linked to visual stimuli," says Born. "With odors, this kind of thing is not possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Want to Boost Your Memory? Try Sleeping on It | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...problem is as much visual as it is olfactory. As the bacteria dies, a foul odor wafts from the water. "It's like trying to eat lunch in an outhouse," says English backpacker Brian Thompson, 22, pulling his t-shirt over his nose between bites of chicken at a little lakeside restaurant. "Tell you one thing, I wouldn't eat the fish." One restaurant owner says he's considering closing or renting the space to another operator, at a loss. "We used to have 15 or 20 tables a day. Now we get one," says Pedro Chavajag, 38, owner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Guatemala's Most Beautiful Lake Turned Ugly | 11/29/2009 | See Source »

...independent nature of the fellowship attracted Youngblood, who designed her own special concentration studying the multidisciplinary nature of the visual world...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Awarded Grants for Traveling | 11/25/2009 | See Source »

...alluding to well-known scenes from past films, these references are perhaps a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement of some of the less original aspects of “Planet 51.” Though the political subtext fails to truly resonate with either audience, the film’s visual appeal and effective humor provide something for everyone...

Author: By Jenya O. Godina, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Planet 51 | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...with its narrative frame without reducing the enigma of its subject. Bronson’s art is, from what can be seen, mostly cartoonish grotesquery more reminiscent of Daniel Johnston than Basquiat, but his final “piece” is executed with as much theatrical verve and visual splendor in a series of moments as the rest of the film offers in its entirety...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bronson | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

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