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Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor on TED
Amazing video of brain scientist Dr. Jill Bolte recounting the details of her stroke as she lived through it.
Via TED | TED Blog
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The brain and sleep
Interesting article on Scientific American about how beneficial sleep is to the brain. Amongst the examples cited in the article is the story of Friedrich August Kekulé whose dream about a snake eating its tail helped him discover the ring structure of Benzene.
Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter Via Scientific American