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Medal of Honor recipient Russell Dunham survived exceptionally difficult childhood and war traumas, yet summoned inner strengths to live a remarkably fruitful and inspiring life.

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Published online March 19 in the journal Nature, the study mapped the activity of a group of nerve cells in the bird's brain called the central nucleus of the anterior arcopallium (AAC), which is ...

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