Scientists reveal a fascinating neurocognitive trait linked to heightened creativity
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Scientists reveal a fascinating neurocognitive trait linked to heightened creativity
changed the neural circuitry in their brains to produce highly specialized mental representations, which in turn make possible the incredible memory, pattern recognition, problem-solving, and other sorts of advanced abilities needed to excel in their particular specialties,”
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