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It has been understood for some time that metaphor provides a sensory anchor to abstract ideas. But, more recently, cognitive psychologists have looked at how active the role of metaphor may be in thinking. In a recent article on Boston.com,...
Now we can identify the number the brain is identifying!
An article in Science News reports on how neuroscientists are able to determine the quantity of dots a person is looking at by looking at their brain activity patterns using an MRI. The study...