Researchers have discovered a new way that brain plasticity is controlled in early life, offering insight into the little-understood phenomenon of critical-period closure. In the months or years after ...

New Duke research helps to answer a long-standing question in neuroscience: Where, exactly, does learning first take place in ...

Scientists have discovered that the brain’s sensory systems play a much larger role in speech learning than previously believed.

Laughter is the best medicine, according to one old adage. Now, new research suggests it boosts child learning and ...

Making children laugh can build deep emotional connections and soothe their nervous systems, making them more resilient and open to new ideas, says a leading child development expert. Dr. Jacqueline ...

In our age of information overload, remembering things can be a daunting task. But as a memory researcher and college professor, I’ve found some hope in that challenge. In January 2021, like millions ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Talia Milgrom-Elcott nurtures belonging & advances STEM. When Dr. Melina Uncapher looks at the brain, she sees an organ constantly ...

Summary: A paradigm-shifting study has upended a decades-long neurological assumption that learning speed depends entirely on repetition and experience rather than the size of a reward. The research ...

The difference between a child’s chronological age and the apparent age of their brain can predict whether they will rely on ...

As we age, gradual changes occur in the hippocampus, a part of the brain that plays a major role in learning, the consolidation of long-term memories and spatial navigation. This is why it may take ...