Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A Nutshell You can nudge your brain’s “study mode”: start with focused basics, ...

A study in mice suggests infantile amnesia is not a failure of memory, but a developmentally useful process guided by brain ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Most children in elementary school begin learning about the body and how it works; however, research reveals that parents and teachers tend to leave out information about the brain. In fact, one study ...

The human brain is one of the most complex structures in nature, but the brain's origins stretch back hundreds of millions of years. A new study using AI deep-learning models has revealed more about ...