New research suggests the brain uses a learning rule at inhibitory synapses to block out distractions during memory replay.

The proverb "practice makes perfect" highlights the importance of repetition to master a skill. This principle also applies ...

“We wanted to know: What is happening during this consolidation process? What happens between ... The researchers developed a computational model for learning and memory formation that starts with ...

Our brain’s remarkable ability to form and store memories has long fascinated scientists, yet most of the microscopic mechanisms behind memory and learning processes remain ... has developed an ...

Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) explains how learning is influenced by the limited capacity of working memory. By understanding and managing ... such as irrelevant information or unclear explanations.

Using machine learning and brain scans, researchers found that accelerated brain aging increases the impact of cognitive risk ...

and are involved in a common function aimed at learning and memory processes," they note. "They seem to represent a new substrate of information integration and association formation at the ...

Handwriting notes in class might seem like an anachronism as smartphones and other digital technology subsume every aspect of learning ... that receive and process sensory information and the ...

So yeah: memory ... up the learning process. Take a minute or two to zone out. Then get a good night’s sleep, do a quick review the next day, and work on the next chunk of information.

New research published in Nature Neuroscience today reveals how this process occurs on a cellular ... The researchers developed a computational model for learning and memory formation that starts with ...