Linear and Rich Characteristics

Of course, there are quite a few differences between R-mode and L-mode beyond R-mode’s unpredictability.

If you’ve ever said, “I’m of two minds about that,” you were probably more literally correct than you thought at the time. You actually have a number of different processing modes in the brain. Each one has unique characteristics that can help you just when you need it most.

The fastest processing modes are the muscle-memory sorts of responses that don’t even travel up to the cortex itself.[36] Piano players don’t think about each and every note and chord in a fast passage; there isn’t time. Instead, the muscles involved more or less just tackle the problem on their own without much conscious involvement ...

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