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Healing the Wounds of the Future
The Huffington Post: Several years ago, the satirical newspaper The Onion ran an article about “Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder,” based on a “study” by the Department of Future Veterans Affairs. Victims of the disorder, according to the report
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Should Athletes Train Their Memories?
Pacific Standard: In a recent ESPN piece, Brandon Weems, LeBron James’ childhood friend, related the following anecdote to Brian Windhorst: “When you play Madden with him now you have to be careful which teams you take
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Lack of Sleep Can Generate False Memories
Discovery News: We all know by now how important it is to be well rested, but things just got worse for the sleep deprived. They might be remembering things that didn’t even happen! Watch the
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Neural Nostalgia
Slate: As I plod through my 20s, I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon: The music I loved as a teenager means more to me than ever—but with each passing year, the new songs on the radio
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Why Names Are So Easy to Forget
The Atlantic: Once, at a party, I was introduced to a friend of a friend. We shook hands, I told her my name, she told me hers. Then she did something that I was ever
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A New Reason to Get More Sleep
Inc.: You probably already know that missing sleep is bad for productivity. Maybe you’ve also heard that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call lack of sleep a public epidemic and links it to industrial disasters and chronic
