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Barnacle Polymers, Two Week Brain, Elephant Memory - Curiosity Daily

Barnacle Polymers, Two Week Brain, Elephant Memory - Curiosity Daily

Update: 2024-11-28
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Today, you’ll learn about a new bacteria-busting polymer inspired by barnacles, how the things you do today will affect your brain in two weeks, and the memories elephants keep of their favorite people from long ago.  

 

Barnacle Polymers 

 

 

Two Week Brain 

 

  • “Your Brain Changes Based on What You Did Two Weeks Ago.” by Pandora Dewan. 2024.  
  • “Longitudinal single-subject neuroimaging study reveals effects of daily environmental, physiological, and lifestyle factors on functional brain connectivity.” by Ana Maria Triana, et al. 2024.  

 

Elephant Memory 

 

 

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Barnacle Polymers, Two Week Brain, Elephant Memory - Curiosity Daily

Barnacle Polymers, Two Week Brain, Elephant Memory - Curiosity Daily