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Data that are not shared in this manner—say, the exact position of eyes or syntactical rules that make up a well-formulated sentence—can influence behavior, but nonconsciously.

From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2023

“The notion that you can do something nonconsciously to help reduce memory is exciting,” says Elizabeth Phelps, a cognitive neuroscientist at Harvard University, who was not involved in the work.

From Scientific American • Dec. 9, 2022