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Imagine you are a master chef, concocting a mouthwatering recipe. But here’s the catch: you have limited ingredients and tools at your disposal. In the world of cognition, our brains face a similar challenge. All forms of thinking, whether natural or artificial, are bound by constraints dictated by our brain’s computing architecture. This letter dives […]
Imagine learning to recognize different types of animals, but instead of studying them one at a time, you mix them all together. Surprisingly, this method of interleaved learning actually improves your ability to identify the animals compared to studying them separately. But here’s the twist – learners are unaware of this benefit and actually prefer […]
Our attention is like a pendulum, swinging back and forth between the outside world and our internal thoughts. When we’re busy with an external task, our attention can unexpectedly shift inward, seemingly for no reason. Exploring the external world occupies our focus, while internal attention involves searching for information stored in our memory. Scientists have […]
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