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Through the Doors of Perception

The Infinite Monkey Cage

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Are There Certain Sorts of Patterns That We Look for More Than Others?

We look for certain sorts of patterns more than others. Eimean, the neuro scientist joseph ledo in new york's done a lot of work on this,. And what he's worked out is that there's a quick and dirty root into the brain when we're really afraid. So our fierce system needs to be slightly over primed, and unfortunately, will give us these false alarms when we get scared for a moment. But that's worth it for the times when we really do need to be.

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