The sound of a fire alarm tells us to get out quickly to not get hurt, while the sight of a gas station sign can signal a ...

When we learn a new skill, our brain forms new connections between the neurons. The more we do the new skill, the stronger ...

How do we learn new things? Neurobiologists using cutting-edge visualization techniques have revealed how changes across our synapses and neurons unfold. The findings depict how information is ...

Some people seem to pick up new skills the way a sponge soaks up water, while others grind through repetition with only ...

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 ...

The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...

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The most notable for me is that research demonstrates how we can influence our longevity by making small consistent changes.

When we look for something moving in the sky, our expectation would be very different if the object is a bird flying past or a baseball coming straight at us. UC Davis scientists in a new study looked ...