Posts Tagged ‘learning’
When mom nurtures, kids’ brains grow
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Children whose mothers nurture them have brains with a larger hippocampus—a region vital for learning and memory. Continue…
Thursday, February 2, 2012 18:39 - 3 Comments
Top Stories - Dec 12, 2011 10:29 - 5 Comments
How brain reacts to surprise is surprising
BROWN (US) — Primates learn from feedback that surprises them, and in a recent investigation of how that happens, neurosurgeons have learned that neurons in two important structures handle both good and bad surprises. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 6, 2011 9:49 - 1 Comment
Hardwiring helps some learn from flubs
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — People who think they can learn from their mistakes have a different brain reaction to errors than those who don’t, according to a new study. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 29, 2011 10:06 - 1 Comment
Brain learns while body snoozes
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — An unconscious form of memory may keep people learning even while they sleep. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 26, 2011 17:09 - 2 Comments
How babies (really) learn first words
U. PENN (US) — The leading theory on how children learn their first words may need revision, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 10, 2011 11:27 - 1 Comment
Brain area lights up in ‘lucky’ gamblers
CALTECH (US) — Gamblers who play a “lucky” number that’s paid off in the past are likely being influenced by a specific brain region linked to learning. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 19, 2011 15:46 - 0 Comments
Brain’s flexibility predicts learning
UC SANTA BARBARA/UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — How flexible the brain is can be used to determine a person’s capacity for future learning. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 13, 2011 11:16 - 8 Comments
Is alcoholism a learning disorder?
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — While having a few drinks may not help you remember your colleague’s name, alcohol can prime your subconscious brain to learn. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 10, 2011 13:23 - 2 Comments
Last hours of sleep prep brain to learn
UC BERKELEY (US) — During the time we spend each night in dreamless sleep, it seems our brain is busy transferring data and getting ready to learn. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 20, 2011 19:03 - 0 Comments
MRI predicts video gaming skills
U ILLINOIS (US) — It’s possible to predict how well you’ll perform a complex task—like playing a difficult video game—by looking closely at one area of your brain: the basal ganglia. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 12, 2010 17:28 - 4 Comments
Turn off TV and talk to babies
VANDERBILT (US) — Infants gain little to nothing from watching popular educational videos, according to a new study, which finds they learn best with face-to-face interaction with parents and other familiar figures. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 1, 2010 13:30 - 6 Comments
Hard-to-read fonts easier to retain
PRINCETON (US) — Ideas published in a hard-to-read typeface are harder to learn, but easier to remember. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 18, 2010 12:14 - 1 Comment
Human or robot? Ask the baby
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Four times as many babies who watched a robot interact socially with people were willing to learn from the robot than babies who did not see the interactions, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 2, 2010 12:17 - 1 Comment
Distinct strategies help brain take action
CALTECH (US)—The process of learning requires the sophisticated ability to constantly update our expectations of future rewards so we may make accurate predictions about those rewards in the face of a changing environment. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 24, 2010 11:03 - 1 Comment
Calorie restriction: longer life, fewer memories?
PRINCETON (US)—Decreasing calorie intake and tweaking the activity of the hormone insulin are two methods long known to increase lifespan in a wide range of organisms. Now, biologists have uncovered evidence that these mechanisms also have an impact on learning and memory. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 30, 2009 13:43 - 6 Comments
Computer learns to think like a child
U. PENN (US)—Computer scientist Ben Taskar says one of the biggest stumbling blocks in terms of artificial intelligence is the fact that computers learn slower than children. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 24, 2009 16:04 - 9 Comments
Brain listens, learns while we sleep
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Even in deep sleep, sounds make their way into our minds, researchers have found, and enhance associated memories. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 23, 2009 17:20 - 4 Comments
Learning powered by search engines
PENN STATE (US)—Using Internet search engines is no longer just a daily convenience, but has evolved to become part of the learning process as well, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2009 19:07 - 2 Comments
Clearing away insomnia’s mental fog
U. PENN (US)—Deficits caused by sleep deprivation, including an inability to focus, learn, or memorize, may be reversible by reducing a specific enzyme that builds up in the brain’s hippocampus. (more…)
