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Almost every one of us knows the feeling when the right decision is taken by itself, by intuition. Sometimes this sensation is called “sixth sense”. What it is and whether it could be trusted?

Scientists from Northwestern University, USA, described the precise electrophysiological mechanisms of intuition origin. They came to conclusion that listening to “sixth sense” is not only possible but necessary. It is reported by ScienceDaily, citing the publication of Nature Neuroscience.

The information that we have in our brains, is divided into conscious and unconscious.

In the recent works, researchers have shown that those “intuitive” assumptions that a person can do in the process of solving a particular problem, are basically nothing more than a unconscious memories.

“In fact, we know much more than we think. – Said Ken Paller, professor of psychology, one of the authors of the study. – The unconscious memory can come into play, for example, when we need to identify a person suspected of a crime, or the correct answer to the question of any test.”

The researchers conducted an experiment in which volunteers were shown a series of colorful images. Pictures quickly succeeded each other on screen. At the beginning of the experiment people were trying to remember all subjects very carefully. They were doing it in a quite calm atmosphere. And while watching another part of the images scientists were diverting people’s attention: researchers loudly called numbers 3, 8 or 4, and offered to keep them in memory.

Later psychologists held on the same experiment showing kaleidoscope of images – both old and new, and offered to choose the ones they have seen before. These signals from the brains were recorded on the electroencephalogram (EEG). EEG helps to make conclusions about what electrophysiological mechanisms accompany the conscious and unconscious choice.

“It is remarkable that people remembered the pictures while being distracted.”- Said Paller. Scientists always thought that distraction prevented information storage. “But our research showed that the storage system in the brain works successfully even when we are not consciously trying to remember something”- He continues.

So we should not rely solely on the conscious memory. On the contrary, we should develop intuition. Intuitively decision is often more correct and can help find solutions to all sorts of problems in everyday life.

“Sixth sense” is one of the most correct. This is an important component of the human capacity for creativity and creative thinking. You can choose trust your intuition or not. But the fact is that listening to it is now not just speculation, but a proven scientific fact.

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