In psychology, cognitive burden asymmetry refers to the unequal distribution of cognitive load and its effects across different parts of the brain or on different cognitive functions. This asymmetry is evident in brain lateralization, where hemispheres specialize in certain tasks, and can become more pronounced under high cognitive load, potentially affecting performance and leading to biased processing or fatigue. For example, tasks may be processed more efficiently or with a greater "burden" on one side of the brain depending on the task's nature and the individual's specific neural wiring.
When I tried to multitask during finals, I felt the cognitive burden asymmetry kick in—my left brain was struggling with math while my right brain was zoning out on my playlist!
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N: But I did the nose wrong and the forehead's too big... Sorry, guess it's just an Artist's Burden.
N: But I did the nose wrong and the forehead's too big... Sorry, guess it's just an Artist's Burden.
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At the 2014 release of "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare", sure progress of the renowned franchise's chronology, the Fat Boy's Burden first surfaced.
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White man's burden is like a Caucasian being burdened with stereotypes of whiteness, like you are supposed to be rich, polite, and nice like white people seen on TV
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Mom and Dad are Free Birdin' (Burden) in Mexico...again. They so seem happy and more relaxed since I left for college. I wonder why?
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fatherless child 1: Hey bro are you good?
fatherless child 2: Nah bro the ultimate fatherless child just shoved the Merci-less Burden up my ass.
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"It's tough being a white person, taking over the whole of Africa is difficult. But oh well, its just white man's burden I guess"
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