Here's an interesting story of a girl in Michigan with Grapheme-Color Synesthesia. In other words, she visualizes each digit, zero through nine, as a different color.
For her, and others with the same condition, it adds a new splash to math work.
Computational Models Study Fear
Researchers at the University of Missouri are using mathematical models in an interesting way to study the body's reaction to fear. Guoshi Li said he hopes that his research can contribute to new drugs that can help PTSD victims. He said, "Treatment for PTSD patients depends on which connection stores the fear extinction memory and which circuit misfires. With our model, we can figure out what specific connections store fear/extinction memory and how such connections are disrupted in the pathology of PTSD, which may lead to the suggestions of new drugs to treat the disease." Here is a link to the article:
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"It should be evident that each step in my career has rested on a firm foundation in mathematics. For me, the study of mathematics was the key that opened the doors to the universe."
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