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Martin tells Tim that he needs some cold air therapy quickly to normalize his system. Tim will need to keep Mrs. Brown preoccupied. Martin meanwhile will "take care" of Det. Brennan, a statement Brennan overhears and he thinks the worst. Brennan is feeling better, but pretends to still be hurt so as to keep an eye on Martin.
The eye-contact effect is a psychological phenomenon in human selective attention and cognition. It is the effect that the perception of eye contact with another human face has on certain mechanisms in the brain. [ 1] This contact has been shown to increase activation in certain areas of what has been termed the ‘social brain’. [ 2]
Asbestos. Asbestos was used in lots of products, from insulation to automobile clutch fittings, fake snow, fire-resistant clothing, and building materials. The naturally-occurring mineral fiber ...
A 17th-century powder horn. " Trust in God and keep your powder dry " is a maxim attributed to Oliver Cromwell, but whose first appearance in print was in 1834 in the poem "Oliver's Advice" by William Blacker, with the words "Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry!" The poem is a dramatic representation of Cromwell addressing ...
McCollough effect. The McCollough effect is a phenomenon of human visual perception in which colorless gratings appear colored contingent on the orientation of the gratings. It is an aftereffect requiring a period of induction to produce it. For example, if someone alternately looks at a red horizontal grating and a green vertical grating for a ...
We've all grown up thinking that sitting too close to the television is damaging to our eyes ... but that might not be the case. Technology spawns lots of confusion ... and a few affectionately ...
Optical illusion is also used in film by the technique of forced perspective . Op art is a style of art that uses optical illusions to create an impression of movement, or hidden images and patterns. Trompe-l'œil uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that depicted objects exist in three dimensions.
Blinking. Blinking is a bodily function; it is a semi-autonomic rapid closing of the eyelid. [ 1] A single blink is determined by the forceful closing of the eyelid or inactivation of the levator palpebrae superioris and the activation of the palpebral portion of the orbicularis oculi, not the full open and close. [citation needed]