Learning & Memory
March 19, 2018
Answering Questions About the Brain
Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD, explores the brain science of love and heartbreak.
Movement
February 16, 2018
Figure Skater Brains Are Literally Wired Differently
Rui Costa, DVM, PhD, and Nathaniel Sawtell, PhD, explain what it is about figure skaters' brains that helps them stay upright on slippery ice.
Learning & Memory
February 14, 2018
Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life
When it comes time to choose a mate, neuroscientist Sarah Woolley, PhD, finds that finches are expert at learning the songs of their fathers for later in life.
Movement
February 9, 2018
Go Figure: Why Olympic Ice Skaters Don't Fall Flat on Their Faces
Athletes’ brains get rewired with practice, say Rui Costa, DVM, PhD, and Nathaniel Sawtell, PhD.
Learning & Memory
October 20, 2017
Your Memories Are Less Accurate Than You Think
Research from Ning Qian, PhD, is probing into the details of how the brain recollects what we’ve witnessed.
Learning & Memory
November 21, 2016
Your Memory is Not Like a Computer's
Our brains are often compared to a computer hard drive between our ears. But the reality, says Daphna Shohamy, PhD, is far more complex.
Growth & Development
October 6, 2016
Teens' Penchant For Risk-Taking May Help Them Learn Faster
Daphna Shohamy, PhD, and her team test whether teens' drive for rewards, and the risk-taking that comes from it, exist for a reason.
Growth & Development
October 5, 2016
Teen Brains are Primed for Learning From Life
Daphna Shohamy, PhD, found that teens are great at learning because of the nifty way their brains thread together memory-formation processes.
Learning & Memory
October 3, 2016
The Human Remembering Machine
A new mathematical model of memory by Stefano Fusi, PhD, and team could accelerate the quest to build brain-inspired hardware.
Learning & Memory
July 12, 2016
Demystifying the Brain’s GPS
Studies by Attila Losonczy, MD, PhD, and others in rodents are beginning to reveal how mammalian navigational sense works.
