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When predators, including tigers, search for their prey, they seem to focus all of their brain power and attention on making the kill. They don't appear to think about the previous hunt or the next one. This may be due to the fact that their brains are hardwired to hunt. According to a study by the Yale School of Medicine, scientists identified a sub-region of the amygdala within the animal brain that is the epicenter for predatory hunting. Additionally, they determined that animals have two distinct neural pathways that are designed for hunting. In comparison, many of us don't need this level of focus to survive. Our human minds wander back and forth from the past to the present to the future and back again. Of course, this comes in handy when solving problems and thinking creatively. But it also makes us vulnerable to letting our past failures or future fears affect our performance. It also makes us easily distracted such as a ping of a text. No, apex predators, when hunting their prey, remain solely focused on achieving the kill, without any distraction.

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When predators, including tigers, search for their prey, they seem to focus all of their brain power and attention on making the kill. They don't appear to think about the previous hunt or the next one. This may be due to the fact that their brains are hardwired to hunt. According to a study by the Yale School of Medicine, scientists identified a sub-region of the amygdala within the animal brain that is the epicenter for predatory hunting. Additionally, they determined that animals have two distinct neural pathways that are designed for hunting. In comparison, many of us don't need this level of focus to survive. Our human minds wander back and forth from the past to the present to the future and back again. Of course, this comes in handy when solving problems and thinking creatively. But it also makes us vulnerable to letting our past failures or future fears affect our performance. It also makes us easily distracted such as a ping of a text. No, apex predators, when hunting their prey, remain solely focused on achieving the kill, without any distraction.

Image dimensions: 4094 x 5117 pixels

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