Researchers find that the amygdala is a sophisticated mediator that chooses between action-based and stimulus-based learning ...

A Dartmouth study challenges the conventional view that the amygdala—the two-sided structure deep in the brain involved in emotion, learning, and decision making—is simply the brain's primitive "fear ...

Researchers challenge the "efficiency" theory of the brain, showing that neurons become more coordinated and share more information as learning occurs.

When you get better at a skill-recognizing a familiar face in a crowd, spotting a typo at a glance, or anticipating the next move in a game-sensory neurons in your brain become more coordinated, ...

As people age, their brains do, too. But if a brain ages prematurely, there is potential for age-related diseases such as mild-cognitive impairment, dementia, or Parkinson’s disease. If “brain age” ...

Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Tal Sharf holds up a specialized chip for recording electrical activity in brain organoids. Artificial intelligence (AI) has proven its incredible ...

WHY NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH IS GOING TO THE HEADS OF THECLASS BRAIN-BASED LEARNING (SECOND EDITION) Eric Jensen, M.A. (Brain Store Inc., 2000) FOR THE LEARNER'S SAKE: BRAIN-BASED INSTRUCTION FOR THE ...

Research finds handwriting activates key brain regions for memory and learning, suggesting schools should balance traditional and digital practices. Study: Handwriting but not typewriting leads to ...

Evidence from the past 20 years indicates that the use of computers in classrooms has led to declines in students' academic ...

Your brain is constantly guessing what others think. Scientists just found the signal. In A Nutshell Researchers identified a specific brain signal that activates each time a person revises their ...

Researchers from Virginia Tech and Arizona State University recently revealed findings that tie two brain chemicals in bees to learning ability.