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.... Read More...
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‘Striosome’ Neurons in the Basal Ganglia Play Key Role in Learning
A new study sheds light on the role striosomal neurons play in reinforcement learning.... Read More...
Worm Uploaded to a Computer and Trained to Balance a Pole
Researchers have translated the neural system of a nematode worm into computer code. The study reports the researchers have trained the virtual worm to perform an array of amazing balancing acts.... Read More...
Study Reveals How Teens Learn Differently From Adults
Coordinated activity between the striatum and hippocampus enriches teens' ability to learn and form new memories, a new study reports.... Read More...
Human Learning Altered by Electrical Stimulation of Dopamine Neurons
Human reinforcement learning was modified by deep brain stimulation of substantia nigra dopamine containing neurons. ... Read More...