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Brain connections predict how well you can pay attention

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imageYour brain scan told me your mind would wander.Boy image via www.shutterstuck.com

During a 1959 television appearance, Jack Kerouac was asked how long it took him to write his novel On The Road. His response – three weeks – amazed the interviewer and ignited an enduring myth that the book was composed in a marathon of nonstop typing.

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