Neat News 1893 (added 2021-03-07)

Better understanding of human problem solving

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Using a computer simulation and functional MRI brain scans, researchers found that for humans who are good at solving complex problems it is not only important to know what possibly might work, but often it is even more important to know what does not work, in particular when there is no good knowledge what might work.

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News seen at: ScienceDaily - Computers & Math