New research has charted the major developmental stages in the brain’s wiring—from early-life pruning to late-life network ...

Princeton researchers found that the brain excels at learning because it reuses modular “cognitive blocks” across many tasks.

The team pinpointed the exact moment mice learned a new skill by observing the activity of individual neurons, confirming earlier work that suggested animals are fast learners that purposely test the ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that the brain cannot learn simultaneously through both classical conditioning and operant conditioning. In fact, the brain actively prevents the ...

Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some ...

The human brain is constantly flooded with sights, sounds and sensations, yet only a fraction of those experiences become ...

“Brain-based learning” is everywhere. From TED Talks to professional development workshops, educators are told that neuroscience holds the key to unlocking student potential. We hear about prefrontal ...

Aging may come with its fair share of physical changes, but your brain doesn’t stop evolving just because you’ve hit 40. In fact, learning a new skill in your 40s or later can do more than just pass ...

A new study finds that brain changes are not a steady progression; instead, distinct neural rewiring occurs around ages 9, 32 ...

Our findings show that when we see someone being touched, our brains quickly interpret what that touch might feel like. This ...