Asia has the global advantage

[Grab the Gauge]

Pay attention, this is important:

In studies of visual attention, and related aspects of cognition, race (continent/s of ancestry) of participants is typically not reported, implying that authors consider this variable irrelevant to outcomes. However, there exist several findings of perceptual differences between East Asians and Caucasian Westerners that can be interpreted as relative differences in global versus local distribution of attention. Here, we used Navon figures (e.g., large E made up of small Vs) to provide the first direct comparison of global–local processing using a standard method from the attention literature. Relative to Caucasians, East Asians showed a strong global advantage. Further, this extended to the second generation (Asian-Australians), although weakened compared to recent immigrants. Our results argue participants’ race should be reported in all studies about, or involving, visual attention to spatially distributed stimuli: to continue to ignore race risks adding noise to data and/or drawing invalid theoretical conclusions by mixing functionally distinct populations.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...42698910002312

[Sarmatian]

Further, this extended to the second generation (Asian-Australians), although weakened compared to recent immigrants.

That bit is very interesting. How does that ability progress through generations if placed in different social environment? If it weakens to the point when it matches levels of Westerners it may suggest the hormonal nature of the effect. Current mainstream western culture screwing motivation of people by massive adverse effects on dopamine system. Pleasures of all kind are easily available, starting with dopamine boosting foods and ending with drugs/porn, making ambitions of any sort rather unique sight to see. Most youngsters in the West are indifferent to life in general, all they do is seek higher levels of 'fun' as they call it. If that's all true that means Asians are simply normal. It's Westerners who are degraded to the point of being indifferent walking vegetables.