Most parents and educators expect children to return from a long break and simply pick up where they left off, same energy, same pace, same sharpness. Two weeks off, then straight back into quadratic ...

For decades, researchers have been investigating how the human brain consolidates procedural motor memories during sleep. Athletes, pianists, gamers, and anyone else who relies on procedural muscle ...

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"Now that we know this second learning system exists in the brain, we have a scientific basis for developing new strategies to break bad habits. Up until now, most research on addictions and ...

Teachers are increasingly encouraged to become amateur neuroscientists. For the last decade, educational materials have promoted neuroplasticity, the brain’s capacity for adaptation, as the key to ...

A new McGill-led study reveals that digital brain exercises can rejuvenate aging brain systems responsible for learning and memory. Older adults using BrainHQ for 10 weeks showed restored cholinergic ...

Every time you master a new recipe, remember a phone number, or finally figure out how to fold a fitted sheet, your brain is learning. But new research shows that the brain learns in a more complex ...