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• 1/21/18
  

  Hey Historians: Nostalgia Can Be Good for Us

  by John Medina

  Why that’s good news for aging historians.

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• 6-9-15
  

  On Our Evolving Knowledge of the Brain and Nervous System: An Interview with Dr. Mitchell Glickstein

  by Robin Lindley

  History is the best way to learn about the complex field of neuroscience, asserts renowned neuroscientist Dr. Mitchell Glickstein in his sweeping new book, "Neuroscience – A Historical Introduction."

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• 11-27-14
  

  Study on Cultural Memory Confirms: Chester A. Arthur, We Hardly Knew Ye

  Quick: Which American president served before slavery ended, John Tyler or Rutherford B. Hayes?

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• 11-22-14
  

  How Dr. Alzheimer Discovered a Disease in a Mental Asylum

  by Rod Tanchanco

  The unusual case seemed to stick out and the psychiatrist sensed that there was something special about Auguste. Dr. Alois Alzheimer decided that he should see Auguste for himself.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  6-25-14
  

  Secrets of the Creative Brain

  by Nancy Andreasen

  A leading neuroscientist who has spent decades studying creativity shares her research on where genius comes from, whether it is dependent on high IQ—and why it is so often accompanied by mental illness.

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• 2-1-15
  

  The Surprising Reason We Have a Memory

  by Michio Kaku

  It's not to remember the past, but to know the future.

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• SOURCE: PsyBlog
  3-5-14
  

  Quirks of Memory Everyone Should Know

  by Jeremy Dean

  Why we remember and why we forget.

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• Science Relevant to History

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