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Synchronization between instructor and observer when learning a complex skill
While learning from an instructor by watching a ‘how-to’ video has become common practice, we know surprisingly little about the relation between brain activities in instructor and observers. In this fMRI study we investigated the temporal synchronization between instructor and … Continue reading
Brain – Learning and Thinking
A patient known for most of five decades only by his initials, H.M., led to one of the most significant turning points in 20th-century brain science: the understanding that complex functions such as learning and memory are tied to distinct biological processes and regions of the brain. Following … Continue reading
Brain circuit helps us learn by watching others
Scientists pinpoint neural interactions that are necessary for observational learning. It’s often said that experience is the best teacher, but the experiences of other people maybe even better. If you saw a friend get chased by a neighborhood dog, for … Continue reading
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How Experience Changes Basics of Memory Formation
We know instinctively that our experiences shape the way we learn. If we are highly familiar with a particular task, like cooking for example, learning a new recipe is much easier than it was when we were a novice. New research … Continue reading
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Human brain replays weakly learned information
The hippocampus replays experiences during quiet rest periods, and this replay benefits subsequent memory. A critical open question is how memories are prioritized for this replay. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) pattern analysis to track item-level replay in … Continue reading
How the brain learns during sleep
Researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Bonn have investigated which activity patterns occur in the brain when people remember or forget things. They were interested in how the brain replays and stores during sleep what it had learned … Continue reading
Cognitive Neuroscience of Learning
This handbook provides a cohesive overview of the study of associative learning as it is approached from the stance of scientists with complementary interests in its theoretical analysis and biological basis. These interests have been pursued by studying humans and animals, and … Continue reading
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Decoding the Brain’s Learning Machine
A new study sheds light on how the cerebellum is able to make predictions and learn from mistakes, especially when it comes to completing complex motor actions. The findings could help in the development of new machine learning technologies. In … Continue reading
Sleep after learning strengthens connections between brain cells and enhances memory
Researchers show for the first time that sleep after learning encourages the growth of dendritic spines, the tiny protrusions from brain cells that connect to other brain cells and facilitate the passage of information across synapses, the junctions at which … Continue reading
The Brain Learns Completely Differently than We’ve Assumed
A new study challenges long-held beliefs about how learning occurs. Researchers suggest learning occurs in dendrites that are in close proximity to neurons, as opposed to occurring solely in synapses. The brain is a complex network containing billions of neurons, … Continue reading
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