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Looking at cute pictures can help concentration (+photos)

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Looking at cute pictures can help concentration (+photos)

By: ARN and Newstalk ZB staff | International News | Tuesday October 2 2012 8:24

 

Try this next time you're feeling tired at work.

Research out of Japan's Hiroshima University has found looking at photos of kittens and other cute baby animals, can help us concentrate.

PHOTOS: The power of cute animals

The report is called the 'Power of Kawaii' - 'kawaii' meaning 'cute' in Japanese.

Through three separate experiments, scientists found higher levels of concentration in people who were shown pictures of kittens and puppies.

The groups tested were assigned tasks including playing the game Operation, and different number challenges.

Photo: stock.xchng

 

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