Brain has its own predictive text function


	Brain has its own predictive text function

xpersianx

10-15-2009 1:11 PM

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xpersianx says:

It could explain why we can sometimes finish the sentences of others - scientists have found the brain has a built in predictive text function like those on a mobile telephone.

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10-15-2009 7:29 PM

lollipop10

sounds like a no-brainer to me!

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