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SCOUT· 64%45m·2024-08-23·Science#380 — The Roots of Attention
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris speaks with Amishi Jha about attention and the brain. They discuss how attention is studied, the failure of brain-training games, the relationship between attention and awareness, mindfulness as an intrinsic mental capacity, the neurological implications of different types of meditation, the neural…
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