Saturday, January 7th, 2017
Gunman kills five, wounds eight at Ft. Lauderdale airport
FORT LAUDERDALE, JAN 07, (DNA) – A gunman believed to be an Iraq war veteran opened fire at a baggage carousel at Fort Lauderdale’s international airport on Friday, killing five people and wounding eight before being taken into custody, officials and witnesses said. The shooting spree sent panicked travelers running for cover inside the terminal and on the runway apron, with dozens of people corralled into large groups on the tarmac. Aviation authorities shut down air traffic, stranding hundreds of travelers. The shooter was identified as Esteban Santiago, 26, and wasRead More
Human brain’s face recognition develops into adulthood: studies
JAN 07, (DNA) -The part of the human brain that is involved in face recognition keeps developing into adulthood, a pair of new studies found, surprising scientists who thought brain tissue growth stopped in early childhood. Researchers led by Kalanit Grill-Spector, a psychology professor at Stanford University, examined the brains of children and adults using a new type of imaging technique, focusing on an area of the cerebral cortex that plays a key role in face recognition. In a study published in Cerebral Cortex, the researchers showed that regions ofRead More