Robert Sapolsky: neurobiologist, writer, and educator
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A neurobiologist, Robert Sapolsky with other researchers has demonstrated that sustained stress can damage memory and learning abilities. He has studied the relationship between stress and social hierarchies in primates to discover human ability to handle stress.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2004
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Jacob Weisberg, editor of the on-line magazine slate
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The article profiles the achievements of Jacob Weisberg, the editor of the on-line magazine 'Slate'.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2007
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