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What to Do if Your Car Alarm Keeps Going Off
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Car alarms have become increasingly sophisticated in warding off potential thieves. Learn about car alarms and about different car alarm systems.
Can Food Make People Happy? Foods That Increase Dopamine
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Can food make people happy? Find out if food can make people happy at HowStuffWorks.
How will humans interface with computers in the future?
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human computer interface, computer interfaces, computer accessories
Without a Hippocampus, Your Long-term Memory Is History
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HowStuffWorks looks at the function of the hippocampus and the role it plays in storing long-term memories and creating new ones.
How Pain Works
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Pain is the most common reason people seek medical attention. But what actually is pain? How do you sense it? Learn how pain and pain perception work.
Can You Become Ambidextrous Later in Life? It Depends
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Most people throughout the world are right-handed. So can they teach themselves to use their left hands, too and become ambidextrous?
How Lobotomies Work
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Lobotomies first came to public notice because of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. But what were lobotomies really like? Could they cure mental illness?
Why do we sleep?
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Why do we sleep? Researchers have had a hard time trying to answer this question, but have a few ideas. Take a look at theories and learn why we sleep.
Why Was Phrenology All the Rage in Victorian Times?
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Phrenology, the belief that you could determine personality from the shape of someone's skull, was so popular in the Victorian era that phrenology parlors sprang up all over Europe and America. But the trend was soon debunked.
How 3-D PC Glasses Work
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3-D PC glasses are designed to convince your brain that you are seeing a real, three-dimensional object. Find out how 3-D PC glasses work.