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·August 10, 2018·5 min read

Skills and Learning Improved by Closed Loop Electrical Brain Stimulation During Sleep

Researchers report transcranial alternating current stimulation applied during sleep can help accelerate learning, memory and skill acquisition.

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·August 7, 2018·3 min read

Learning While Sleeping? Our Capabilities May Be Limited

A new study MEG study reveals our ability to learn during slow wave sleep is limited.

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·August 6, 2018·5 min read

Pregnant with Epilepsy? Folic Acid May Prevent Language Delays

A new study links folic acid intake in pregnant women with epilepsy and language development in children. Researchers report among children whose mothers with epilepsy did not take folic acid, 34% had delayed language skills at 18 months.

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·August 4, 2018·4 min read

Math + Good Posture = Better Scores

A new study reveals sitting up straight can improve your performance in math. Slumping, researchers say, is a defensive posture that can trigger old negative associations.

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·July 31, 2018·5 min read

New Facts Concerning Working Memory in Children Uncovered

Researchers shed new light on the role the insula and frontoparietal brain regions play in a child's working memory.

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·July 30, 2018·3 min read

How Time Affects Learning

Researchers report people retain arbitrary associations when they learned the associations in short sessions spaced over a few weeks rather than one 20 minute session.

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·July 26, 2018·4 min read

Can Researchers Leverage Mysterious Mossy Cells for Brain Disease Treatments?

A new study reports mossy cells in the dentate gyrus help control neurogenesis and may play a role in common brain disorders.

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·July 24, 2018·4 min read

Learning Arithmetic Refines the Primal Brain System for Representing Quantity

A new study reports gaining expertise with symbolic math refines the primal system of quantity representation in the brain, not the other way around.

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·July 23, 2018·5 min read

How Experience Changes Basics of Memory Formation

Researchers report animals with previous conditioned experiences form memories using different plasticity mechanisms to naive subjects, even if they are about to learn the same thing.

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·July 10, 2018·6 min read

Extreme Heat Linked to Lower Cognitive Performance in Students in Non Air Conditioned Buildings

A new study reveals students who reside in buildings without access to air conditioners during heat waves fare worse when it comes to cognitive function, reaction times and working memory.

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·July 9, 2018·5 min read

Visual Perceptual Skills Are Updated By Processes Similar to Memory Reconsolidation

Researchers report our ability to identify and categorize visual information is an active process similar to memory stabilization.

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·July 5, 2018·2 min read

Brain Cell That Improves Learning Detected

A new study reveals OLM cell activity can affect memory encoding. The findings enhance understanding of how a single component in memory circuits can affect memory formation.