Brain
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Fruit fly brain has two clocks
Fruit flies have not one, but two built-in clocks to regulate daily activity.
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Hearing Better in the Dark
Blind people are better at locating distant sounds than people who can see.
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Nature May Nurture Paying Attention
A green environment can help kids with attention disorders concentrate.
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Reading problems show cultural differences
The language you use may affect the type of reading problem you have.
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Seeing Red and Blue and . . .
Seeing lots of colors when you're young might determine how well you recognize hues later in life.
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A dog’s amazingly large vocabulary
A border collie named Rico recognizes a surprisingly large number of words.
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Little Toys, Supersize Mistakes
Toddlers sometimes treat small objects, such as toy cars or dollhouse chairs, as if they're much larger.
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Charging up the brain for reading
Some kids can become better readers if they learn how written letters match up with speech sounds.
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Grannies give gift of longer life
Kids tend to live longer when a grandmother takes part in their daily lives.
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Reading Verbs Revs Up Your Brain
Silently reading the word "dance" gets your brain to react as though you're really dancing.
