How does the brain learn from mistakes? A new Duke study reveals a hidden circuit that helps control the learning process.

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, ...

Brain study reveals memories stick when learning triggers a brief “energy emergency” in glucose-sensing neurons.

These four hands-on activities guide students to explore how their attention and memory function and how that impacts ...

Teachers are increasingly encouraged to become amateur neuroscientists. For the last decade, educational materials have promoted neuroplasticity, the brain’s capacity for adaptation, as the key to ...

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

Learning a new language isn’t just about words—it can reshape your mind, boost memory, and even slow biological aging. Research shows that bilingualism strengthens brain systems for focus, flexibility ...

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, ...

Speaking more than one language isn’t just a travel perk—it can actually help keep your brain biologically younger. Large-scale studies show bilingualism is linked to slower cognitive decline and ...