Walk into a roomful of people,and your first impression is just noise. Within seconds, you start to pick out words, and phrases,and fragments of conversations. Soon you’ll be merrily chatting with friends, oblivious ((adj.) lacking consciousness or awareness of something) to the din around you. But most of us never end to contemplate about exactly how our brain manages to pick out one conversational thread amid the rowdy background in a crowded room. Read more...
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