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Memory And The Brain

TED Radio Hour

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In Honor of Alan Shearer

Director and screenwriter Peter Jackson was diagnosed with ALS in 2013, and despite the disease progressing rapidly, he continued to direct and write for his upcoming film, "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies."./nJackson's ALS is a motor neuron degenerative disease that progressively renders voluntary muscles inaccessible./nDespite this, Jackson was able to continue directing and writing for "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" using only his right big toe.

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