Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Think about your breakfast this morning. Can you imagine the pattern on your coffee mug? The sheen of the jam on your half-eaten ...

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Many years ago, when my son—who is terribly allergic to horses—was 12 years old, we were watching a theatrical production of “War Horse” at Lincoln Center. There are no live horses in the production, ...

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A new study explains how the brain helps us remember what we've seen, even as it shifts around in our visual system. That ability -- to remember that something is the same thing no matter how it's ...

Think about your breakfast this morning. Can you imagine the pattern on your coffee mug? The sheen of the jam on your half-eaten toast? Most of us can call up such pictures in our minds. We can ...