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Finding the Zone

If you’re like me, you dream about moments of total focus. Time slows. http://hbr.org/2012/06/finding-the-zone/ar/1#.T7zxSMpvKsI.facebook

Beautiful Minds: The Psychology of the Savant

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/beautiful-minds-the-psychology-of-the-savant/ In the field of brain research there is no subject more intriguing than the savant – an individual with mental, behavioral, or even physical disability who possesses acute powers of observation, mathematical aptitude, or artistic talent.
A fascinating look at the relationship between genius and autism, with particular focus on the phenomenon of savants; a small group of enigmatic talents with extraordinary mental abilities. Savants number less than 100 worldwide. Some can work out five-digit multiplication in their heads, or recite thousands of books by heart.

Beautiful Minds: The Einstein Effect | Watch Free Documentary Online

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The science behind disgust - Neuroscience

http://www.salon.com/2011/07/24/disgust_interview/ We all have things that disgust us irrationally, whether it be cockroaches or chitterlings or cotton balls.

Are Your Eyes Also a Window to Your Brain? | Innovations

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2012/01/the-eyes-have-it/ What can eye-tracking teach us? Image courtesy of Flickr user Michele Catania

Emotion Selectively Distorts Our Recollections

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-feeling-for-the-past Mind & Brain :: Features :: January 12, 2012 :: Email :: Print