Your brain is processing written language while reading this. But what about all the other things your brain is filing through at this very second. The noises in the room, colors, lights, all the memories of the awkward moments from Mrs. Mantell’s first grade class on December 11th 1997…. nonetheless, your brain does a preventative process to choose what to focus on, and Erika Correll not only studies this, but talks with us about the process and why we should care