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Learn about imaginary beams of motion coming from people\u2019s eyes; where lost luggage ends up; and octopus sleep cycles.

Following someone's gaze may involve imagining a beam of motion from their eyes by Grant Currin

• Our Brains \u201cSee\u201d Beams Of Motion Emanating From People\u2019s Faces Towards The Object Of Their Attention. (2021, February 25). Research Digest; Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/02/25/our-brains-see-beams-of-motion-emanating-from-peoples-faces-towards-the-object-of-their-attention/
• Guterstam, A., & Graziano, M. S. A. (2020). Visual motion assists in social cognition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(50), 32165\u201332168. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2021325117
• Guterstam, A., & Graziano, M. S. A. (2020). Implied motion as a possible mechanism for encoding other people\u2019s attention. Progress in Neurobiology, 190, 101797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101797
• Guterstam, A., Wilterson, A. I., Wachtell, D., & Graziano, M. S. A. (2020). Other people\u2019s gaze encoded as implied motion in the human brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(23), 13162\u201313167. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2003110117

This Is Where Most of the Lost Luggage in the US Ends Up originally aired May 10, 2018 https://omny.fm/shows/curiosity-daily/everything-repellent-clothing-resonant-breathing-a

We finally discovered alternating sleep states in an octopus by Cameron Duke

• Medeiros, S. L. de S., Paiva, M. M. M. de, Lopes, P. H., Blanco, W., Lima, F. D. de, Oliveira, J. B. C. de, Medeiros, I. G., Sequerra, E. B., Souza, S. de, Leite, T. S., & Ribeiro, S. (2021). Cyclic alternation of quiet and active sleep states in the octopus. IScience, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102223
• Schnell, A. (2021, April 1). Sleeping octopuses might experience fleeting dreams \u2013 new study. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/sleeping-octopuses-might-experience-fleeting-dreams-new-study-158237#:~:text=During%20quiet%20sleep%2C%20octopuses%20are

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