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Mirror Neurons and Why We Love Cinema: A Conversation with Vittorio Gallese and Michele Guerra in Parma

Karin Badt | Posted 05.13.2013 | Science
Read More: Merleau Ponty, Michele Guerra, Mirror Neurons, Hannah Wojciehowski, George Lakoff, Neurocinematics, Neuroscience and Cinema, Parma, Vittorio Gallese, Casbs, Empathy, Uri Hasson, Theory of Mind, Notorius, Science News
Karin Badt

Vittorio Gallese's latest interdisciplinary connection: mirror neurons and cinema. Why is it that we become so immersed when watching a film? What goes on inside our brains to create this empathetic connection with the screen?

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Astoria Characters: The Pasta Pair

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.12.2013 | New York
Read More: Nella Costella, Parma, Astoria, Pasta, Tuscany, Tony Bonfigli, Cassinelli, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

It's not the awning. That Italian-flag green flap of fabric is pretty pedestrian. No, what attracts attention to Cassinelli is that it's shuttered so much of the time.

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The Theater of Food

Gino Campagna | Posted 08.04.2012 | Home
Read More: Parma, Food, Chef Gino, Prosciutto Di Parma, Los Angeles Restaurants, Abbot Kinney, Los Angeles Dining, Home News
Gino Campagna

Abbot Kinney is the trendiest street in Los Angeles's west side and along this trendy street are a bunch of trendy restaurants, and it's at the trendi...

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5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Italy

AP | Posted 03.28.2012 | World
Read More: Natural Disaster, Parma, Parma Earthquake, Verona, Italy Earthquake, Italy, World News

ROME — A 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook northern Italy on Friday, the second such temblor this week, but there were no reports of injuries or si...

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GRUDGE MATCH: Previewing Barcelona vs. Real Madrid And More Top Soccer Matchups

New York Times | ROB HUGHES | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Parma, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Football, Soccer, Newcastle, European Football Matchups, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Barcelona Real Madrid, Sports News

High adrenaline, did I say? All of the other weekend fixtures are mere warm-up acts to El Clásico. Fueled by regional identity, and decorated by some...

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A Road Trip on the Via Emilia (PHOTOS)

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Italy, Sant Agata Feltria, Bologna, Parma, Travel, Reggio Emilia, Via Emilia, Modena, Road Trip, Slidepollajax, Rimini, Cesena, Brisighella, Forlimpopoli, Piacenza, Faenza, Ferrara, Ravenna, Breaking Travel News, Breaking News, Gastronomy, Food, Culinary Travel, Emilia Romagna, Travel News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

2011-01-18-viaemiglia.jpgFerrara, one of the first planned cities of the Renaissance, still has an intact medieval center.

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Culinary Artisanry, American Meat, and the Myth of Safety

Elissa Altman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Prosciutto Di Parma, Spaghettios, Parma, Meat Safety, Customs, Culatello, Parmigiana Reggiano, Home News
Elissa Altman

I've always been an exceptionally honest person, so when I flew home yesterday from a week sampling the most astonishingly fresh, utterly delicious...

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FDIC Closes Seven Banks, 2010 Total Climbs To 37

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Minnesota, Closings, Draper, Century Security Bank, Georgia, Bank of Hiawassee, Utah, Alabama, Parma, Duluth, Fort Deposit, Hiawassee, Advanta Bank Corp, American National Bank, Appalachian Community Bank, State Bank of Aurora, Banks, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Aurora, Ellijay, Fic, First Lowndes Bank, Business News

WASHINGTON — Regulators on Friday shut down seven banks in five states, bringing to 37 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year....

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Man Dressed As Santa Tried To Kidnap Girl, Say Police In Parma, Ohio

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Santa Kidnapping, Santa, Abduction, Parma, Kidnapping, Ohio, Christmas, Home News

PARMA, Ohio — Police near Cleveland say a man dressed as Santa Claus tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl walking to school. Anthony Russo was la...

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