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A robust body of research now links chemical compounds (such as phthalates and bisphenols) that are shed from plastic to a wide array of human health impacts, including hormone disruption, developmental abnormalities, and cancer.
现在大量研究表明，从塑料中析出的化合物（如邻苯二甲酸盐和双酚类）与多种人类健康问题有关，包括激素失调、发育异常和癌症。
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Have you ever wondered why creative individuals seem to spot things that others miss? Whether it’s an inventor who finds an innovative solution to a familiar problem or an artist who reinterprets a landscape in a fresh way, many creative people have a special ability to find significance even in the mundane. Research suggests this isn’t just a coincidence: differences in the way someone’s brain prioritises information might actually fuel creative thinking.
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My work explores the ways in which creative individuals prioritise information differently to their less creative counterparts. In one of our studies, my research collaborators and I used a classic task to see how the brain responds to another type of high priority information: surprising information. Participants listened to mostly repetitive auditory tones with the occasional rare – or ‘oddball’ – tone, while their brain activity was recorded using an electroencephalogram. Typically, individuals’ brains respond to the rare stimulus with a well-defined spike in neural activity, known as the P300, which indicates surprise. But for creative individuals? We find this spike is less pronounced.
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In other words, it seems that creative people don’t see unusual information as quite so unusual. This may offer a big advantage for creative thinking because it blurs the line between what's typical and atypical, allowing unusual ideas to be considered – and ensuring that the most obvious parts of a problem do not take up all the attention.The idea that creativity and attention are linked isn't new.
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Research has long shown connections between creativity and different types of attention, including links to ADHD, broad or unfocused attention, and so-called 'leaky' attention – that is, a less efficient attentional filter, through which irrelevant information is able to 'leak ' into focus. Our research is suggesting that these differences in attention may come down to variations in how our brains prioritise sensory data – a dopamine-driven process called ‘incentive salience attribution’.
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Incentive salience attribution is the process by which raw sensory data is unconsciously assigned significance and deemed worthy of attention, making certain information stand out from the rest. This process is closely tied to attention but also plays a major role in motivating thoughts and actions in response to significant information. This motivational aspect seems to be key to understanding how salience processes support creative thinking.
本文节选自：Psyche
发布时间：2024.9.21
作者：Psyche
原文标题：A key part of creativity is picking up on what others overlook
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原句：Our research is suggesting that these differences in attention may come down to variations in how our brains prioritise sensory data – a dopamine-driven process called ‘incentive salience attribution’.
结构：X is suggesting that these differences in Y may come down to Z.
例句：Recent studies are suggesting that these differences in learning outcomes may come down to the effectiveness of instructional methods used in the classroom.
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阅读理解题
What is identified in the article as a fundamental reason for creativity?
A) A heightened response to surprising information.
B) The ability to filter out irrelevant details effectively.
C) Differences in how the brain prioritizes sensory information.
D) A consistent focus on typical stimuli.
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