The role of familiarity in implicit learning

On the conference circuit it was always an invigorating experience to be ‘Whittlesead,’ as the saying went—to bump into Bruce at coffee, ask him a question, and hear at high speed how the issue interconnected with Bruce’s often insightful take on all the various workings of the mind. Whether or not you agreed with him, or even knew whether you agreed with him, he always provided a fresh view worthy of serious thought.