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Description: This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: biglink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out the “For Your Love" music video here: youtu.be/YGjjvd34Cvc. Some people are capable of concentrating in a storm of noise and motion, and some get distracted by the slightest squeak of a classmate’s chair. This has to do with our brain’s ability to filter, and not only are both entirely natural, each can boost our creativity. Hosted by: Brit Garner ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/scishow SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Silas Emrys, Jb Taishoff, Bd_Tmprd, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: facebook.com/scishow Twitter: twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128015605000252 sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150303153222.htm pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25623426 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4127047 sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128018293000215 eneuro.org/content/6/5/ENEURO.0207-19.2019 sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/cochlear-nucleus ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2538406 cochlea.eu/en/auditory-brain ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4740805 doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2020.1717802 psychologytoday.com/us/blog/finding-butterfly/201501/creativity-and-sensory-gating tandfonline.com/loi/hcrj20 web.archive.org/web/20100730071243/http://artsci.wustl.edu/~msommers/aging/inhibit0.pdf liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/neu.2018.5801 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4241394 doi.org/10.1038/s41386-020-0685-0 Image Sources: istockphoto.com/photo/frelancer-sitting-at-home-office-and-watching-her-dog-gm875233302-244349064 istockphoto.com/vector/colourful-creative-brain-gm473194748-64635365 istockphoto.com/vector/speech-bubble-icons-gm1251541697-365288971 istockphoto.com/photo/young-girl-push-her-hands-on-her-ears-trying-to-not-to-hear-the-loud-noise-from-gm1249218461-364024998 istockphoto.com/photo/contrast-brain-concept-gm1192070262-338560229 storyblocks.com/video/stock/audio-waveform-on-digital-equalizer-rwfvm5lfvjqsl67zt storyblocks.com/video/stock/student-learning-online-with-headphones-and-laptop-sjarzglueiyu8kdcq istockphoto.com/photo/female-ear-and-hands-close-up-copy-space-torn-paper-yellow-background-the-concept-of-gm1170664224-324025829 storyblocks.com/video/stock/close-up-of-pencil-drawing-lines-in-the-sketch-on-white-paper-painter-creating-a-nice-picture-rmanuwdebjzh88wve istockphoto.com/vector/superhero-silhouettes-gm165737633-12767509 istockphoto.com/photo/hearing-test-gm171159892-18868364 istockphoto.com/photo/brain-model-on-eeg-waves-paper-gm1018126600-273721985 istockphoto.com/photo/street-artist-painting-colored-graffiti-on-public-space-wall-modern-art-concept-of-gm870203926-145263993 storyblocks.com/video/stock/attractive-african-american-businesswoman-typing-on-laptop-while-working-at-desk-in-the-office-rmvhkamemji1dqs4h storyblocks.com/video/stock/rain---water-drops-on-the-window-glass-bajr1wrqzj7hmofw6 storyblocks.com/video/stock/slow-motion-footage-of-a-graceful-slender-ballerina-dancing-in-studio-sj-cchwimuhw2u1 storyblocks.com/video/stock/concentrated-european-young-girl-typing-a-letter-on-laptop-hard-work-in-trendy-office-space-teamwork-in-background-4k-betpcwaofjfx5iasa storyblocks.com/video/stock/loopable-animation-modern-moving-blue-microphone-icons-background-huxeug2elqjku4fryi storyblocks.com/video/stock/woman-in-home-office-suffering-from-neck-pain-sitting-at-computer-desk-brydebtxmjahvq361 istockphoto.com/vector/young-handsome-man-in-headphones-sitting-at-a-table-and-working-with-computer-in-a-gm832249594-135480993 istockphoto.com/vector/big-happy-family-mother-father-and-childrens-mascot-creation-kit-funny-couple-with-gm874102694-244084474