Why even radiologists can miss a gorilla hiding in plain sight.

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Why even radiologists can miss a gorilla hiding in plain sight.

February 20, 2013

Spiegel A. Morning Edition. National Public Radio. February 11, 2013.

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This radio interview discusses how inattentional blindness can occur in radiology and describes a test that exposes such risks.

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