By measuring the activity of single neurons, researchers have recorded what happens when people narrow their focus on subjects like Josh Brolin or Marilyn Monroe.

The neuroscientists weren’t interested in the actors, however, but rather the dynamics of attention.

“Say you’re walking down the street, and there are cars, buildings, trees,

Better Place plans to roll out a small fleet of electric taxis in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the cabs will use swappable batteries that can be replaced in about the time it takes to fill a gas tank.

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