Ten Minutes Of Talking Improves Memory And Test Performance


	Ten Minutes Of Talking Improves Memory And Test Performance

Mohir

11-1-2007 4:33 PM

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memory, brain

Mohir says:

good excuse to keep on talking

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11-3-2007 12:14 AM

syncopath

yeh goog news ! but listen first ....

11-6-2007 4:03 PM

Monkfishy

Wow - this is scary. Does talking to your dog count?

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