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·May 20, 2025·5 min read

Kindergarten for AI: Basic Skills Boost Complex Learning in RNNs

Summary: AI systems, like humans and animals, learn better when they first master simple tasks. Researchers showed that recurrent neural...

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·May 15, 2025·5 min read

Recessive Genes May Quietly Shape Health, Learning, and Fertility

Carriers of recessive gene mutations, long thought to be unaffected, may actually face subtle disadvantages, including more medical issues, shorter educational attainment, and reduced reproductive success. A study of over 300,000 individuals reveals that people who carry recessive genes for intellectual disability are especially impacted, despite having only one mutated gene copy.

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·May 15, 2025·8 min read

Two Learning Systems in the Brain Reveal How Habits Are Formed

The brain uses two separate dopamine-based learning systems: one for evaluating outcomes and another for reinforcing repeated actions. Known as reward prediction error (RPE) and action prediction error (APE), these systems help explain how habits form and why they can become difficult to break.

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·May 13, 2025·6 min read

Hormone Cycles Reshape the Brain and Boost Learning

A new study reveals that natural hormone fluctuations during the estrous cycle dramatically alter neuron structure and activity in the mouse hippocampus, a brain region key to learning and memory. Using advanced laser microscopy, researchers observed that high estrogen levels increase dendritic spine density and enhance signal propagation in neurons—both critical for synaptic plasticity.

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·May 13, 2025·5 min read

AI LLMs Learn Like Us, But Without Abstract Thought

Summary: A new study finds that large language models (LLMs), like GPT-J, generate words not by applying fixed grammatical rules,...

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·May 9, 2025·6 min read

How Memories Take Shape at the Synapse Level

A groundbreaking new technique called EPSILON allows researchers to map the proteins involved in memory formation with unprecedented detail, providing a window into the molecular architecture of learning. This approach focuses on tracking AMPARs—key receptors that regulate synaptic strength—over time, illuminating how the brain encodes, strengthens, and stores memories.

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·May 7, 2025·6 min read

How Learning Reshapes Your Brain’s Connections

New research reveals that learning doesn't just alter brain activity — it physically rewires the connections between key brain regions to make communication faster and more precise. Scientists used advanced imaging and a new data analysis method to map how the thalamocortical pathway, connecting the thalamus and motor cortex, changes during motor learning in mice.

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·May 3, 2025·6 min read

Writing by Hand Helps Children Learn Letters Better

A new study reveals that young children learn letters and word structures more effectively through handwriting than typing. Researchers taught 5- to 6-year-olds unfamiliar letters and pseudowords using either manual writing or keyboards.

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·April 30, 2025·7 min read

The Smart Way to Teach Math? Mix Speed with Strategy

A new review shows that children learn arithmetic most effectively through a structured approach that integrates conceptual understanding with brief timed practice and reflection. Rather than choosing between rote memorization or rich discussion, the most successful instruction cycles through both, reinforcing number sense and mental strategies.

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·April 28, 2025·5 min read

Sleep Prepares the Brain for Both Past Memories and Future Learning

A new study reveals that sleep not only consolidates existing memories but also primes the brain for future learning. Researchers tracked neuronal activity in mice and discovered 'engram-to-be cells' that synchronize during sleep, preparing to encode new experiences.

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·April 25, 2025·6 min read

Flexibility Beats Instinct: How Adaptable Learning Drives Success

Humans have an exceptional ability to learn socially, but most studies have focused on overly simplified tasks. In a new study using Minecraft, researchers found that the most successful participants dynamically balanced individual exploration and social learning. Adaptability, rather than relying solely on one strategy, predicted better performance across various environments.

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·April 23, 2025·6 min read

Babies Learn Words Without Visuals

Infants as young as 15 months can use language context to infer the meaning of words referring to objects they’ve never seen. Researchers found that when 15-month-olds heard a new word in a familiar context—like "kumquat" during a conversation about fruit—they later identified the unseen object correctly.

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learning

Kindergarten for AI: Basic Skills Boost Complex Learning in RNNs

Recessive Genes May Quietly Shape Health, Learning, and Fertility

Two Learning Systems in the Brain Reveal How Habits Are Formed

Hormone Cycles Reshape the Brain and Boost Learning

AI LLMs Learn Like Us, But Without Abstract Thought

How Memories Take Shape at the Synapse Level

How Learning Reshapes Your Brain’s Connections

Writing by Hand Helps Children Learn Letters Better

The Smart Way to Teach Math? Mix Speed with Strategy

Sleep Prepares the Brain for Both Past Memories and Future Learning

Flexibility Beats Instinct: How Adaptable Learning Drives Success

Babies Learn Words Without Visuals

The Nature of Nostalgia: How Time Transforms Emotion in Memory

Boredom Is Good for You: Why Embracing It Calms the Brain

Chronic Stress Quietly Raises Your Stroke Risk

Dementia Diagnoses Decline, But More Are Living Longer With the Disease

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