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The colour blue, total recall and brain plasticity (2018)

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Brain special- sight, plasticity and total recall (2018 replay)
 
Blue, the lost colour: Blue was long unknown in human languages. Does this mean our ancestors couldn’t see it?
 
Total recall! What it is like to live with the perfect memory?
 
Brain plasticity! How it works and how it changes our brain every day.
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Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/08/total-recall-the-people-who-never-forget?fbclid=IwAR0tqjqDu7z8FKRdlgMzknpYe7E6GCsX8J061CbDWIkxJWkdBOxZMriL-IE#comment-92771125

https://news.mit.edu/2018/mit-scientists-discover-fundamental-rule-of-brain-plasticity-0622?fbclid=IwAR0ZkNlypB9hiKXBPCP9RZz3KRjRSMMB-5A-BaMyEpUqnJp_zTS6xud_6sQ

https://theconversation.com/the-way-you-see-colour-depends-on-what-language-you-speak-94833?fbclid=IwAR3suRsQ8IOMkN-6DMEHtZNFYTpa8LCTutdiWQP42xfIHOgAMIP4gzrKnvE