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  • The twitcing eye : REM sleep and the emotional brain 
    Beck, Taylor McGowin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
    Sleep and emotion have been linked since the discovery of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep sixty years ago. Sleep, in particular REM sleep and the dreams it harbors, seems to modulate mood, restoring stability to the weary ...
  • The unfinished miracle : how plastics came to be lost at sea 
    Martinez, Amanda Rose (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
    Plastic trash is an increasingly significant source of pollution in the world's oceans. In some remote ocean regions, it is aggregating by the ton. This thesis investigates plastic trash as an emerging marine contaminant, ...
  • When machines touch back : simulating-- and stimulating-- the most intimate of senses 
    Bullis, Kevin (Kevin James) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
    Thomas Massie invented the Phantom, a computer peripheral for simulating the sense of touch, that became the de facto device for haptics research. The thesis recounts the story of Massie, his invention, and present and ...
  • Why we sing : an ode to our musical origins 
    Subbaraman, Nidhi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
    Music is part of human culture and has been around for several thousand years. In spite of its strong emotional appeal, the history of this human characteristic, and the source of its allure remain elusive. This thesis is ...
  • Winging it : a bold step toward the whooping crane's return 
    McKenna, Philip Rood (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
    Since the fall of 2001, biologists have taught endangered whooping cranes how to migrate over a once-lost course stretching from the wetlands of central Wisconsin to the mud flats of Florida's Gulf Coast. Wildlife biologists ...
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