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EPISODE · Sep 13, 2015 · 4 MIN

Why do we make mistakes during repetitive tasks?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

Is it brain fatigue? Or do we go into autopilot? Sam Mahaffey asked Dr Steve Fleming from the Wellcome Trust centre for Neuroimaging at UCL why this happens. And if there is anything we can do to stop it. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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