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Today is the first day of school for many young people in 2011!

Here are a few readings for today:

“Walking may slow cognitive decline in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as in healthy adults, according to a study presented November 29 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).”

“The face of a doll is clearly not human; the face of a human clearly is. Telling the difference allows us to pay attention to faces that belong to living things, which are capable of interacting with us. But where is the line at which a face appears to be alive?”

“Researchers at the University of Iowa have pinpointed the part of the brain that causes people to experience fear — a discovery that could improve treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other anxiety conditions.”