Brain Science - Part 4
Thinking On Your Feet Training Course
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How are ideas formed? Sometimes slowly and sometimes in the blink of an eye. Neurologist Vincent Walsh points out that in the brain, Ideas are new connections between separate pieces of existing knowledge and context. Every idea builds somehow on your experiences, memories and current mental activity...
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