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A Gentler Way to Jump-Start the Brain
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5-24-2008 4:03 AM
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5-24-2008
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papananook
Could be wonderful and could be dangerous depending on who is using it and for what. I'm paranoid--or cautious, given the abuses of science we've seen.
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