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Why you keep losing the remote, and how to find it faster

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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- The television remote is easy to overlook because its ordinary appearance makes it less noticeable during searches.

The television remote may disappear so often because it is almost too ordinary to notice. Its inconspicuous, everyday appearance means the brain does not always recognize it immediately while searching.

People are also often unaware of exactly where they put it. Neuropsychologist Céline Gillebert of KU Leuven explains the phenomenon and offers advice on how to help the brain find the remote, or zapper, more quickly.

Often, we are not even aware of exactly where we put the remote.

· Céline GillebertThe KU Leuven neuropsychologist explains why people often lose track of the television remote.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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