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Radio Replay: This Is Your Brain On Ads

How many ads have you encountered today? On this week's radio replay, we discuss the insidiousness of advertising in American media.
Source: Phillip Waterman

After you read this sentence, pause for a moment to think back on advertisements you first heard when you were a child.

Perhaps you recall a

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