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·September 10, 2025·5 min read

How the Brain Learns to See

Researchers discovered how the brain develops reliable visual processing once the eyes open. Early on, visual inputs and modular brain responses are mismatched, creating inconsistent patterns.

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·September 7, 2025·6 min read

Humans and AI Share Similar Learning Strategies

Researchers found that humans and AI share a similar interplay between two learning systems: flexible, quick in-context learning and gradual incremental learning. Experiments showed that AI could develop in-context learning abilities after extensive incremental practice, much like humans do.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 1, 2025·2 min read

Depression Disrupts Learning to Avoid Unpleasant Events

Depression specifically impairs the ability to learn how to actively avoid unpleasant events, though it does not affect avoidance behavior once learned. Researchers tested 465 participants across a range of depressive symptoms in a task adapted from rodent research, involving sounds and visual cues.

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·August 24, 2025·6 min read

Music After Learning Boosts Memory, But Only at the Right Emotion Level

A new study reveals that listening to music immediately after an experience can enhance memory—if the emotional response is just right. Researchers found that volunteers who experienced moderate arousal while listening to music were better at recalling details, while those with stronger or weaker emotions remembered only the gist.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 11, 2025·5 min read

Basal Ganglia Switches Neural Codes for Learned vs. Innate Skills

A new study reveals that the brain’s basal ganglia use two distinct neural “languages” to control movement — one for learned skills and another for innate behaviors. Studying rats, researchers found that the dorsolateral striatum was essential for learned tasks but not for natural movements like walking or grooming.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 10, 2025·5 min read

Learning Music Boosts Kids’ Wellbeing, Confidence, and Belonging

A new study highlights the powerful role of music learning in improving children’s social, emotional, and educational wellbeing. Beyond listening or casual participation, learning music builds self-confidence, emotional awareness, and a sense of belonging.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 8, 2025·6 min read

Masks Don’t Muffle Word Learning: Toddlers Learn Without Seeing Mouths

Toddlers as young as two can successfully learn new words even when a speaker’s mouth or eyes are covered, a study shows. Researchers found that children’s ability to follow the speaker’s gaze and link words to objects drives vocabulary learning, not reliance on seeing mouth movements.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 1, 2025·5 min read

Brain Stimulation Boosts Math Skills in Struggling Learners

New research shows that safe, non-invasive brain stimulation can enhance math learning in young adults with lower natural brain connectivity. Participants who received transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) to the dlPFC performed better during math training than those who received placebo treatment or stimulation elsewhere.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 28, 2025·4 min read

Sleep Learning: How Synapses Strengthen While We Rest

New research reveals how synaptic connections in the cerebral cortex can strengthen during sleep, offering insight into how the brain continues learning even while we rest. Using computer simulations, researchers demonstrated that synaptic activity during sleep follows known "synaptic learning rules" when neural activity reaches specific thresholds.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 26, 2025·4 min read

Why Baby Talk May Be Uniquely Human

Child-directed speech, or “baby talk,” plays a crucial role in language development and is a near-universal human behavior. Researchers investigated whether this vocal strategy is shared with our closest relatives—great apes—and found that humans use infant-directed speech far more frequently.

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·June 25, 2025·4 min read

Babies Show Surprising Flexibility in How They Learn and Adapt

New research reveals that babies as young as eight months can flexibly adapt their learning strategies to changing environments. Using eye-tracking and shifting patterns of visual stimuli, researchers observed that infants adjusted their behavior based on whether the monster on screen appeared in a predictable or unpredictable location.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 24, 2025·4 min read

Why Children Learn Language Faster Than AI

Despite AI’s massive processing power, children still far outperform machines in learning language—and a new framework helps explain why. Unlike AI systems that passively absorb text, children learn through multisensory exploration, social interaction, and self-driven curiosity.

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learning

How the Brain Learns to See

Humans and AI Share Similar Learning Strategies

Depression Disrupts Learning to Avoid Unpleasant Events

Music After Learning Boosts Memory, But Only at the Right Emotion Level

Basal Ganglia Switches Neural Codes for Learned vs. Innate Skills

Learning Music Boosts Kids’ Wellbeing, Confidence, and Belonging

Masks Don’t Muffle Word Learning: Toddlers Learn Without Seeing Mouths

Brain Stimulation Boosts Math Skills in Struggling Learners

Sleep Learning: How Synapses Strengthen While We Rest

Why Baby Talk May Be Uniquely Human

Babies Show Surprising Flexibility in How They Learn and Adapt

Why Children Learn Language Faster Than AI

PET Tracer Maps Synapse Loss After Spinal Cord Injury

Stress Relief Brain Circuit May Drive Alcohol Relapse

Your Words May Reveal More Than You Think: AI Shows How

How the Brain Uses Objects to Find Direction

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