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O eletroencefalograma permitiu que os cientistas registrassem e lessem a atividade elétrica do cérebro, abrindo caminho para diagnosticar e tratar doenças como a epilepsia e para estudos sobre a memória e a cognição.
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Decifrar como os neurônios “conversam” entre si por meio da leitura da atividade elétrica do cérebro proporcionou aos cientistas insights sobre a memória e doenças como epilepsia e Alzheimer
The electroencephalogram allowed scientists to record and read brain activity.
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Deciphering how neurons talk to each other by reading the brain’s electrical activity has given scientists insights into memory and conditions like epilepsy and Alzheimer’s.
Class, gender and religion influenced health care in early modern Spain and Latin America.
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Early modern societies in Latin America and Spain saw a convergence of traditional medical knowledge and the professionalization of medicine. The resulting differences in access to care endure today.
Pavel Sulyandziga, a Russian Indigenous activist, poses with his family in 2017 in Yarmouth, Maine, where he awaits a decision on political asylum.
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More than six years after Pavel Sulyandziga, an Indigenous activist from Russia, left the country to seek political asylum in the US, he continues to face harassment by the Russian government.
What role will race play in determining who gets the job?
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People who object to affirmative action were more likely to discriminate against job candidates with Black-sounding names than those who supported it, whether or not they had to rush.
Actor Dave Willetts as Jesus in a production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” in Zurich in 1992.
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Is Jesus a peacemaker or a warrior? A socialist or a capitalist? Depending on whom you ask, American Christians see Christ as all these things and more.
UFOs usually have non-extraterrestrial origins, but many have urged the government to be more transparent about UFO data.
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Whistleblower allegations that the government possesses UFOs may not be backed up by public physical evidence, but some argue that listening for extraterrestrial life is the first phase of contact.
SETI has been listening for markers that may indicate alien life – but is doing so ethical?
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Gunung berapi adalah “pasak bumi” yang menjaga semuanya tetap stabil. Namun erupsi gunung berapi menjadi sumber ketakutan bagi semua makhluk hidup di Bumi.
David Dunning and Justin Kruger tested psychology students to see whether the least skilled were also the most unaware.
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The idea that the least skilled are the most unaware of their incompetency is pervasive in science and pop culture. But a new analysis of the data shows that the Dunning-Kruger effect may not be true.
An aerial view of the Mauna Loa volcano, which erupted on the island of Hawaii in December 2022.
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People tend not to think that their own emotions could simply be wrong. But research shows that people excessively dislike others who disagree with them.
In a new land, the ancient past held special meaning.
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Americans of all stripes have long embraced the culture of the ancient Mediterranean, using ancient ideals to navigate a new world.
Dust storm on July 3, 1942, at the Manzanar War Relocation Authority Center in California.
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When US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, he caved to war hysteria and paved the way for the incarceration of Japanese Americans.
The giant predators were a deadly danger to early European explorers of the Arctic.
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An admissions dean seeks to take the worry out of applying for college when traditional things like grades, standardized tests and extracurricular activities have been disrupted by COVID-19.
Zuo Ansheng, a flour figurine master, makes flour works related to the coronavirus in Yinan county in Shandong province, Feb. 7, 2020.
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The human spirit is tested during difficult times, but a scholar already has found examples of how people found ways to support one another in China. Other countries have shown similar resilience.
What’s happening with the trees that stay green?
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Many deciduous trees put on a dazzling fall foliage display. But coniferous evergreens hold on to their needles and stay green. A biologist breaks down these different survival strategies.