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Researchers show that suppressing the brain's 'filter' can improve performance in creative tasks

(Medical Xpress)—The brain's prefrontal cortex is thought to be the seat of cognitive control, working as a kind of filter that keeps irrelevant thoughts, perceptions and memories from interfering with ...

Mar 14, 2013

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Moral evaluations of harm are instant and emotional, brain study shows

(Medical Xpress)—People are able to detect, within a split second, if a hurtful action they are witnessing is intentional or accidental, new research on the brain at the University of Chicago shows.

Nov 29, 2012

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Sleep type predicts day and night batting averages of Major League Baseball players

A Major League Baseball player's natural sleep preference might affect his batting average in day and night games, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 13, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, ...

Jun 13, 2011

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