How do we learn new things? Neurobiologists using cutting-edge visualization techniques have revealed how changes across our synapses and neurons unfold. The findings depict how information is ...

Some people seem to pick up new skills the way a sponge soaks up water, while others grind through repetition with only ...

Brain researchers have identified a bridge between the thalamus and the cortex as the key area that is modified during motor learning functions. They found that such learning does much more than ...

When we learn a new skill, our brain forms new connections between the neurons. The more we do the new skill, the stronger ...

The team pinpointed the exact moment mice learned a new skill by observing the activity of individual neurons, confirming earlier work that suggested animals are fast learners that purposely test the ...

Our brains have an extraordinary ability to adapt and learn, a process known as neuroplasticity. From navigating a new city to mastering a new skill, neuroplasticity allows us to reshape our neural ...

Study examines brain changes during puberty to explain loss of learning ability. March 22, 2010— -- Any mom who's struggled to ski as her children whizzed by on the bunny hill, or any dad who's ...

The most notable for me is that research demonstrates how we can influence our longevity by making small consistent changes.

Young minds are easily molded. Each new experience rewires a child's brain circuitry, adding and removing synaptic connections between neurons. These wiring patterns become more stable with age, but ...

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How do we learn something new? How do tasks at a new job, lyrics to the latest hit song or directions to a friend’s house become encoded in our brains? The broad answer is that our brains undergo ...