Extensive practice can rewire the brain so a learned skill runs more automatically, making some forms of true multitasking ...

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 ...

A new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has put its own spin on Pavlov's dog experiment, shining a light on ...

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 ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature suggests that the biological transition to motherhood creates lifelong ...

Study authors Hunter Schweiger (left) and Ash Robbins. Imagine balancing a ruler vertically in the palm of your hand: you have to constantly pay attention to the angle of the ruler and make many small ...

When it comes to learning, it’s not age but our brain’s plasticity that determines our lifelong learning curve. The ability to learn is closely tied to the brain’s development and its inherent ...

New Baycrest research reveals that the brain remembers what we see and what we hear in different ways. Visual memories tend ...

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, ...

Dancing isn’t just fun—it’s powerful for your brain and mood. Here are 7 science-backed reasons moving to music can transform ...

New research reveals that age, biological sex, and cognitive ability correspond to distinct patterns in the brain waves that ...

The risk of cognitive outsourcing is real. But there is reason for optimism, if students are taught good AI habits early and ...