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Where are my keys? Memory — our file drawer of information, our mental map, our time machine — is a fascinating source of study for researchers focusing on areas ranging from childhood to old age, from healthy aging to Alzheimer’s disease.
Cover design by Jay Leek.
Volume 25 · Number 2 · Winter 2008
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Features
Where are my keys?
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The science of memory is the focus of more than 20 research teams at UC Davis. And though they can’t help us find those keys, they are adding to our understanding of its many complexities and of ways to fight its decline. |
Let’s make a movie!
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Creativity expert Dean Simonton shares his formula for how to make an award-winning film, a box-office hit and a real dog. |
A Painted Pony
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Campus bike circles get a new, spirited look. |
Making a Maestro
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Graduate conducting students learn what it takes to suceed at that most preeminent of musical positions — the one behind the baton. |