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How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect - an interesting NYT article

Interesting article in the NYT this week about how anomalies prime the brain to identify patterns in order to maintain meaning/coherence. Fascinating to learn more about the psychology of why people are so driven to find patterns... and very applicable for improvisers!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/health/06mind.html?_r=1&em

Tags: patterns, psychology

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