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·December 7, 2024·4 min read

Why Your Child Keeps Rewatching That Show (and Why It’s Good)

Children’s love for repeating shows, books, or activities is more than a quirk—it supports learning and emotional wellbeing. Cognitive science reveals that repetition helps kids detect patterns, a process critical for language and cognitive development.

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·May 15, 2024·3 min read

How Repetition Solidifies Memory

A new study reveals that repetitive practice not only improves skills but also induces significant changes in the brain's memory pathways. The research shows how training mice to recall odor sequences led to stable memory representations in the secondary motor cortex.

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·January 19, 2023·4 min read

Repeating New Words Out Loud Isn’t Always the Best Way to Learn Them

When learning new vocabulary, repeating words can have a negative effect on learning. Silently listening to the words or pausing between hearing and producing the new word helps to better consolidate language learning.

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·July 14, 2020·5 min read

How Our Brains Remain Active During Familiar, Repetitive Tasks

Memories of specific events and experiences do not remain static in brain areas. Instead, patterns of brain activity that store information continually changes, even when we are not exposed to new stimuli.

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·January 28, 2019·2 min read

Train the Brain to Form Good Habits Through Repetition

According to researchers, forming both good and bad habits depends more on how often you perform an action than the satisfaction you get from the action.