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

A signaling pathway best known for shaping the brain before birth also helps govern how adults learn, adapt, and persist in ...

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

Speaking more than one language doesn’t just open doors to new cultures—it can literally reshape your brain and strengthen your mind. Research shows multilingualism supports neuroplasticity, boosts ...

If you have a child in school right now, you may have heard them talk about needing a “brain break” while doing homework or ...

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, ...

What do we know about the brain and learning? We know that the brain constructs all learning and all behavior is brain-based. We know that academic competence cannot be bifurcated from emotional ...

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, ...

Study reveals sugar triggers memory storage in the brain, offering clues to stress-related eating and learning processes.

Learning a new language doesn’t just help you communicate—it rewires your brain, boosts problem-solving, and deepens empathy. From childhood to adulthood, language learning strengthens cognitive ...