Attention grabbers snatch lion's share of visual memory
Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 13:49
in Psychology & Sociology
Our visual memory is not as good as we may think, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust - but it can be used more flexibly than scientists previously thought. In a study published today in the journal Science, researchers have shown how we remember what we see and why we can recall visually important or striking images most clearly, using a topical example of a relay race to illustrate the concept.
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