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In her latest exhibition at Charles Moffett, paintings reclaim their ancient function as manifestations of presence, perception and mythic imagination.

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Birdwatching isn’t just a pleasant hobby. New research suggests it sharpens attention, boosts resilience, and could even delay cognitive decline.

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Researchers discover a new dopamine signal in the striatum that acts as a guidance system, encoding trajectory errors to steer behavior toward goals.