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>> obviously, we see a lot of in-tact brain function right? somebody whos organized, determined focused, deliberate. serious emotional problems and moral problems but somebody who didnt create suspicion in the captain flying with him. thats why the captain would have left the cockpit. >> had to go to the bathroom came back and the door was locked. the cockpit door. the searchers finally have the second black box, the cockpit voice recorder but we actually know what happened right? the co-pilot b...

President obama reaching out to irans youth in a just released youtube video, urging them to pressure their leaders to accept a nuclear deal with the west. this as nuclear talks stall in switzerland. the u.s. and its european allies demand that sanctions be rift lifted overtime. a pennsylvania toddler was pulled from an icy creek without a pulse. two hours later he was essentially brought back to life. 22-month-old gardel martin was playing when he fell into a stream and was swept away. a neig...

Better. and the researchers from wisconsin were surprised when they compared two days of rest to five that the shorter rest was better. we are talking about headache and nausea. but when they tested brain function and balance they were equal. but one of the factors we are talking about teenagers dont like being in bed too long and they reported mood changes and anxiety. and that is part of what was in play. >> telling a teen to sit in a darkroom and dont get in touch with your friends would prob...

Into an educational opportunity. >> right. it hasnt quite gotten there. that matters because we know how strongly these type of words or, or type of sort of base level background disrespect or intolerance can shape so many other things. yet i want to read to you what jay brian lowder, wrote, there are occasions when a celebrity using a slur, and a wild eyed tirade is different than a word tossed offen frustration or duress. many of us might choose a term that is stubbornly learned in our juvenil...

I think that, that this is an example of how to take a negative situation and make it into an educational opportunity. >> right. it hasnt quite gotten there. that matters because we know how strongly these type of words or, or type of sort of base level background disrespect or intolerance can shape so many other things. yet i want to read to you what jay brian lowder, wrote, there are occasions when a celebrity using a slur, and a wild eyed tirade is different than a word tossed offen frustrati...

That are involved in marijuana, my brain function, pain, your memory. there is so much potential for these new therapies that could real, really help people. and were talking about these powerful, powerful drugs. but we cant use these substances because we treat them with living entities that they have their own independent power. when in fact they dont, theyre inert substances and you could use them like guns, we dont even know why we banned it. if you asked people why we started to ban marijua...

And in real life has drastically improved. >> if they are meant to help me and i like playing them, hello. win/win. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> real life applications there. >> absolutely. and if you like doing it, why not? for centuries scientist believed babies fused connections in their brain and once you get to adult hood, it stopped but they found out over the last two decades that brain function continues throughout your life. its never too late. >> but the jury is st...

Because when people talk, great things happen. i talk about meditation a lot about this program. it can lower your blood pressure, increase brain function. i think it makes me more creative. my next guest says it can even lead to success. russell simmons is here, author "success through stillness, meditation made simple." thanks for joining us. even in the commercial break, youre teaching me things. i feel like i know a lot about meditation. but you and i both came to this a little later in li...

Lets talk about meditation a lot about this program. it can lower your blood pressure, increase brain function. i think it makes me more creative. my next guest says it can lead to success. russell simmons is here, author "success through stillness, meditation made simple." thanks for joining us. even in the commercial break, youre teaching me things. i feel like i know a lot about meditation. but you and i both came to this a little later in life. how long ago for you? >> for me, about 15 years...

Munoz parents to see her now. she has been brain dead. >> a coma is a severe brain injury and the brain, though, is still getting blood flow and still getting oxygen and still generating electrical activity, which is what the brain does. but most importantly in a coma, even though that person is in a state of semi responsiveness, looks like a deep sleep, there is a potential for recovery. >> reporter: a long-term coma can become a vegetative state. in a rare number of cases, patients have come o...