Searching in Space and Minds: Research Suggests Underlying Link

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 08:50 in Mathematics & Economics

New research from Indiana University has found evidence that how we look for things, such as our car keys or umbrella, could be related to how we search for more abstract needs, such as words in memory or solutions to problems. "Common underlying search mechanisms may exist that drive our behavior in many different domains," said IU cognitive scientist Peter Todd.

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