Mice Can Actually Learn Much Faster than Previously Thought
A new experimental setup for studying animal behavior and learning. Your commute to work may seem like a mundane thing, but it is a great…
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Black Howler Monkeys Adapt Mental Maps Like Humans for Efficient Navigation
Ever since humans began committing their view of the world to flat slabs of rock and papyrus, we had a sense that our mental maps…
Older People Are Just As Good at Learning To Help Others – Worse at Learning to Self-Help
Older adults may be slower to learn actions and behaviors that benefit themselves, but new research shows they are just as capable as younger people…
White Matter Reorganization: How Learning Braille Changes Brain Structure Over Time
White matter reorganizes at specific time points to meet the needs of the brain. Learning changes the brain, but when learning Braille different brain regions…
Handwriting Surprisingly Faster and Significantly Better Than Typing and Watching Videos for Learning to Read
Though writing by hand is increasingly being eclipsed by the ease of computers, a new study finds we shouldn’t be so quick to throw away…
Take Part in ESA’s Space App Camp 2021
ESA is inviting up to 25 committed mobile app developers and specialists in artificial and machine learning related to observing Earth from space to join…
MIT: Experiential Learning Through Entrepreneurship
For Gabrielle Finear, a senior studying computer science, working on two startup ideas in MIT Sandbox provided hands-on learning to complement her coursework. As senior…
Tracking Receptor Proteins to Unveil Molecular Basis of Memory and Learning
Scientists from Japan employ a novel two-step method of labeling neurotransmitter receptor proteins to track their localization efficiently. The neurons in our nervous system “talk”…
Robotic “Third Thumb” Use Can Alter How the Hand Is Represented in the Brain
Using a robotic ‘Third Thumb’ can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study led by University College London researchers….
Researchers Uncover How the Brain Learns From Subconscious Stimuli
Researchers uncovered for the first time what happens in animals’ brains when they learn from subconscious, visual stimuli. In time, this knowledge can lead to…
High School Students Tend to Get More Motivated Over Time: Feeling of Belongingness Key to Improvement
Parents may fear that if their high school student isn’t motivated to do well in classes, there’s nothing that will change that. But a new…
Eavesdropping Marmosets Understand Other Monkeys’ Conversations – And They Judge
Humans continuously observe and evaluate interactions between third parties to decide with whom to interact in the future. But it is difficult to measure what…
New Research Finds Lasting Benefits From Growing Up in a Bilingual Home
“Early bilinguals” have advantages over those who learn a second language later. New research has found that growing up in a bilingual home can provide…
It’s Not in the Brain: Why Independent Cultures Think Alike When It Comes to Categories
In contrast to prior hypotheses, this experiment shows that people are not born with category systems already in their brains. Imagine you gave the exact…
Unconscious Learning Underlies Belief in God – Stronger Beliefs in People Who Can Unconsciously Predict Complex Patterns
Individuals who can unconsciously predict complex patterns, an ability called implicit pattern learning, are likely to hold stronger beliefs that there is a god who…
Learning of Foreign Language Sounds Boosted by Non-invasive Nerve Stimulation
New research by neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh and University of California San Francisco (UCSF) revealed that a simple, earbud-like device developed at UCSF…
Learning What’s Dangerous Is Costly: Unlocking Fear Response of Social Animals
What would you do if the person standing next to you would suddenly scream and run away? Would you be able to carry on calmly…
Students Did Better on Test When They Listened to Beethoven During Lecture – And in Dreamland
But scores on the material nine months later dropped to ‘floor level,’ Baylor University study finds. College students who listened to classical music by Beethoven…