Sperry’s Brain Split Study Redefined Hemisphere Roles
The report notes Roger Sperry’s late life work on split brain research from the 1960s showing the left hemisphere handles analytical cognitive tasks while the right oversees intuition and creativity. It states each hemisphere has its own independent world of consciousness affecting learning and memory, improving doctors’ ability to predict brain damage outcomes. Colleagues at Caltech describe Sperry as quiet and reserved, often not present when news broke.
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Nobel Prize Trip and Vision Research Insights
Nobel laureate and his wife Norma Dupree took a camping trip in Baja California unaware of Stockholm news. Sperry, a fossil hunter, and Hubel and Wiesel influenced early eye defect treatment in children. The award emphasized that the brain is not a fixed computer but develops its own characteristics to shape perception.
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Bank scam victims warned against found money schemes
Police warned residents about pigeon drop scams where con artists claim to split found money. Victims, often elderly, are pressured to withdraw savings or deposit bundles that turn out to contain worthless items. Authorities urged to ignore such proposals and report any approach by suspects posing as bank examiners or law officers.
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Ray Critics Warn Against Drug Profit Law
Iowa activists argue Gov. Robert Ray's plan to seize drug money will fail to deter crime and abuse. They favor legalizing marijuana and taxing it to fund crime reduction programs, saying fines and seizures misallocate law enforcement and provide little revenue. Ray urged new laws to double or triple fines in drug cases and to authorize seizure of money tied to drug dealing.
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UPI
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Student killed in crash near Mount Pleasant Iowa
An Iowa Wesleyan College student from Oak Park Illinois Dean Davis aged 18 died after his car failed to stop at an intersection with U S Highway 218 and hit a semi driven by Lawrence Toland 46 of Inver Heights Minnesota. Another student Jamie Jacobsen 18 from Jewell was in critical condition at Iowa City hospital. A truck passenger Dale Knick 36 was treated for minor injuries and released.
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Show Times for Fn 7 and 900 Over Weekend Schedule
The listing shows showtimes on Saturday at 9:00 and 1:00, Sunday at 1:00 and 7:00, and Monday through Thursday at 7:00 pm.
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Iowa audit: liquor profits rise but private stores stalled
Iowa's liquor and beer control department remains a major revenue source with $85 million in liquor purchases and $52 million in gross liquor profits after costs. A state audit notes lawmakers have yet to approve Governor's Economy Committee plan for private distributor stores to save about $293,000, while revenues are split among counties, cities, and the state. The West Des Moines store led with $3.5 million in sales. several small towns posted losses or lower margins, prompting calls to replace underperforming sites with private distributorships.
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UPI
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
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Iowa City
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Farley Woman Killed Crossing Street In Farley
Margaret Tench died after being struck by a car on Second Street in Farley at about 8 p.m. The driver William Kluesner, 17, of rural Farley faced a charge of failure to have his car under control per Dubuque County Sheriff’s Department.
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Margaret Tench
Dubuque County
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