Ordinary human cells, not just neurons, respond more strongly to memory signals when they arrive in spaced bursts rather than ...

We tend to think of learning as something that happens in the mind, a mental exercise of reading, practicing, and remembering. But the truth is far more visceral. Every time you learn something new, ...

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, ...

Neurons that fire together, wire together” is not the full story. A novel mechanism explains how the brain can learn across ...

The rapid ascent of large-scale artificial intelligence has provided neuroscience with a new set of powerful tools for modeling complex cognitive functions.

New research is rewriting what we know about language learning at every stage of life. From children to seniors, the ability to acquire new languages is not limited by age—and may even protect brain ...

A massive European study reveals that speaking multiple languages may slow biological aging and boost brain resilience. Multilingual individuals showed younger biobehavioral ages and stronger ...

Researchers at Leipzig University have gained important insights into learning mechanisms in the brain of the fruit fly ...