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Your brain sees things that you don’t
PBS: Your brain saw something in the black and white image above, even if you didn’t. According to a study published this week in the online journal Psychological Science, the brain processes and understands visual
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Too Aware? The Downside of Mindfulness Revealed
LiveScience: “Mindfulness” is the watchword of gurus and lifestyle coaches everywhere. But too much awareness could prevent the formation of good habits, new research suggests. People high in mindfulness — a state of active attention
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Visual System ‘Prioritizes’ Information for Conscious Access
We are continuously flooded with sensory information from our physical environment – the sights, sounds, smells, feel of everything around us. We’re flooded with so much information, in fact, that we’re not consciously aware of
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Keep the mornings honest, the afternoons for lying and cheating
The Guardian: Good afternoon, how are you doing? I have to say your hair looks wonderful, and whatever perfume that is, it’s delightful. In fact, it’s precisely the same scent as Alexa Chung wears. Yes
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Collaboration Can Breed Overconfidence
Teamwork isn’t always a reliable approach to strategic planning, problem solving, or simple execution of tasks.
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Work Up a Sweat, and Bargain Better
The New York Times: If better health isn’t enough incentive to take a brisk walk, perhaps there is another one: it may get you a better deal. New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
