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Contents
THE SCIENTIST
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VOLUME 32 NUMBER 11
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Features
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The Intelligence Puzzle
Imaging, behavioral, and genetic
data yield clues to what’s behind
effective thinking.
BY SHAWNA WILLIAMS
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This Is Your Brain on Exercise
As researchers unravel the molecular
machinery that links exercise and
cognition, working out is emerging
as a promising neurotherapy.
BY ASHLEY YEAGER
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No Dogs Allowed
Becoming a neuroscientist with a
service dog by your side presents
numerous challenges. Joey Ramp,
who went back to college to study
post-traumatic stress disorder,
is learning this the hard way.
BY JEF AKST
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