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Neural Study Reveals Why Brains Trip Over Conflicting Color Words

Stroop effect: our brains trip over conflicting color words due to automatic processing & cognitive interference. Reading interferes with color naming, but not vice versa.

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Study examines how the Stroop effect emerges from neural network response timing
Demonstrates connection between optimal response times and cognitive interference
Uses self-organizing maps with lateral connections to model visual processing
Shows automatic processing develops naturally through optimization
Explains why reading interferes with color na...