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For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

Experiencing multiple acute stresses at the same time, as in natural disasters or mass shootings, can leave lasting memory scars. New research from the University of California, Irvine suggests that ...

Even a short afternoon nap can help the brain recover and improve its ability to learn. In a study published on January 22, ...

Daily routines change, and many older adults find that learning new processes becomes more difficult over time. Slower ...

It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...

Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Tal Sharf holds up a specialized chip for recording electrical activity in brain organoids. Artificial intelligence (AI) has proven its incredible ...

Handwriting engages more areas of the brain than typing, which leads to deeper learning, better memory and stronger cognitive ...