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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A brain imaging study sheds light on how attention becomes more focused under pressure in younger adults but not in older adults, revealing disrupted locus coeruleus influence over frontoparietal attention networks.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41562-018-0344-1<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-5701657\/Why-harder-concentrate-older.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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