For centuries, Pu’er in Yunnan province has given its name to a type of richly fermented tea, but growers are increasingly branching out into a historic rival.
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Neuroscientists have wondered how our brain decides what we notice—and what we ignore—in the constant stream of sights, sounds, and thoughts we experience. Now, new research suggests a small but powerful region deep in the brain, called the thalamus, acts like a control center for consciousness. A team led by Dr. Fang Zepeng (AAAS) studied brain activity in patients being treated for chronic headaches. Using tiny implanted electrodes, they tracked signals between the thalamus and the prefrontal cortex (the brain’s decision-making hub). Participants did a visual test where they reported what they saw while researchers separated conscious perception from automatic…
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ROME – Italy will transform a detention centre it built in Albania for sea migrants into a repatriation hub for failed asylum seekers, in a bid to overcome judicial hurdles that have prevented use of the facility, the Italian government said on Friday.
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Itooka was born on May 23, 1908, in the commercial hub of Osaka — four months before the Ford Model T automobile was launched in the United States.
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Itooka was born on May 23, 1908, in the commercial hub of Osaka — four months before the Ford Model T automobile was launched in the United States.
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Explore the Library of Congress Geospatial Applications Hub, a new gateway to our online StoryMaps, web maps, and more!
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