Far too many students enter math class expecting to fail. For them, math isn’t just a subject–it’s a source of anxiety that chips away at their confidence and makes them question their abilities. A ...
Understanding how the brain learns and applies rules is the key to unraveling the neural basis of flexible behavior. A new study from the University of Toyama, Japan, reveals that our ability to ...
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, ...
NEW YORK, April 22, 2026 — A signaling pathway best known for shaping the brain before birth also helps govern how adults learn, adapt, and persist in their behavior, according to new research co-led ...
When you feel rewarded by someone else's happiness, your brain starts treating them like a favorite. That's the surprising takeaway from new research by psychologists at the USC Dornsife College of ...
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Learning to speak may depend less on your mouth than on how your brain hears sound
Researchers have found that the brain’s ability to hear and evaluate its own speech may matter more for learning new vocal ...
A new study suggests that learning and remembering speech relies more on how the brain processes sounds and sensations than on the areas that control mouth and face movements. The discovery could ...
Orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in green. Source: Paul Wicks/Wickemedia Commons In a groundbreaking discovery, neurocientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have captured brain images of active ...
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The science of "mommy brain": How dopamine locks in lifelong cognitive benefits for mothers
A recent study published in the journal Nature suggests that the biological transition to motherhood creates lifelong ...
Fear is often thought of as a negative emotion but is actually a natural protective response to perceived threats or danger. It helps us survive. When we experience a situation that causes fear, it ...
Neuronal sequences in the medial prefrontal cortex of the brain encode critical information associated with a procedural rule. These sequences can be explored and leveraged as novel biomarkers for ...
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