New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a ...

New Duke research helps to answer a long-standing question in neuroscience: Where, exactly, does learning first take place in ...

Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute for Physiology, working in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, have achieved an important breakthrough in brain research. The ...

It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...

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Scientists have discovered that the brain’s sensory systems play a much larger role in speech learning than previously believed.

Learning to read written text fundamentally alters the pathways the human brain uses to process spoken words. According to a recent study, adults with formal literacy training recruit a specialized ...

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Scientists have developed a geometric deep learning method that can create a coherent picture of neuronal population activity during cognitive and motor tasks across experimental subjects and ...

Laughter is the best medicine, according to one old adage. Now, new research suggests it boosts child learning and ...

New research suggests intermittent fasting may improve memory, focus, and brain function by triggering beneficial changes in ...