salience
noun
sa·lience
ˈsā-lyən(t)s 
-lē-ən(t)s
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On average, the salience network occupied approximately 73% more of the brain’s outer layer—far more than the people without depression.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
And as the hunger for scarce talent becomes more acute, the movement of people will take on new economic salience.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
One way to do this is to adopt the salience network hack — every 20 minutes, rotate your neck and eyes, and shift your focus between close and distant objects.
—Nicole Cain, Harvard Business Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Does the failure of the latter invalidate the salience of the former?
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
And as the hunger for scarce talent becomes more acute, the movement of people will take on new economic salience.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
One way to do this is to adopt the salience network hack — every 20 minutes, rotate your neck and eyes, and shift your focus between close and distant objects.
—Nicole Cain, Harvard Business Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Does the failure of the latter invalidate the salience of the former?
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Salience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salience. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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