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July 13, 2012

Strange But True!

Q. Who's that secret sidekick helping baseball batters hit a 100-mph fastball?

A. Their subconscious mind, which can react faster than their more laborious, sequential thought processes, says neuroscientist David Eagleman, author of “Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain,” in Discover magazine. Do the math and a 100.9 mph fastball — as recorded by “The Guinness Book of Records” for Nolan Ryan in a 1974


 
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