Imagine a friend meets you at the train station and shows you the way to his house. You have to find your way back yourself.
If afterwards you only remember the smell of a freshly baked bun from a kiosk or the noise from a construction site, it won't help you find your way.
If afterwards you only remember the smell of a freshly baked bun from a kiosk or the noise from a construction site, it won't help you find your way.
In one new study Researchers at the University of Oslo found that brain cells have a kind of volume knob.
It can be turned up to prioritize and amplify certain signals over others when we concentrate on a task.
Read the whole story here: https://www.forskning.no/dyreforsok-hjernen-medisin/forskere-fant-hjernens-volumknapp/2630112