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- A mind for math: A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math
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Visual illusions offer a good way to study awareness. Though input into the retina remains constant, the mind toggles between perceiving a vase versus faces (left) or a box with a red back versus red front (middle). When each eye is shown a different image, a condition called binocular rivalry, the brain perceives one or the other rather than melding the two (right).
Credit: C.-Y. Kim and R. Blake/Trends in Cognitive Sciences 2005
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