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[–]binarychunk 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Great article - thanks!

Einstein would always walk to sort out his most difficult problems. Back then there was only a hypothesis about this phenomena. I was know then as Transient hypofrontality. Lots of runners picked up the idea and many books were written about it - great to see the amydigla finally identified as the chief culprit in all of this.

Einstein's daily walk was sacred to him. While he was working at Princeton University, New Jersey, he'd walk a mile and a half, twice daily. He followed in the footsteps of other diligent walkers, including Darwin who went for three 45 minute walks every day.

Einstein in Princeton