"The human brain is a pattern-matching machine."
— Vanderbilt, Tom (b. 1968)
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Date
May 28, 2016
Metaphor
"The human brain is a pattern-matching machine."
Metaphor in Context
We listeners are endless and instinctual categorizers, allotting everything its spot like bins in a record store. The human brain is a pattern-matching machine. Categories help us manage the torrent of information we receive and sort the world into easier-to-read patterns.
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Reading
Citation
Tom Vanderbilt, "The Psychology of Genre," The New York Times (May 28, 2016). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
05/31/2016
