T here are many different types of learning, but among the simplest is associative learning. That’s when we learn to associate one thing with another thing, like the ringing of a bell with food, in ...

How we learn to predict an outcome isn’t determined by how many times a cue and reward happen together. Instead, how much ...

Forget everything you knew about practice making perfect. New research shows your brain is actually wired to learn faster ...

New research challenges the assumption that brains learn best through repetition, finding that associative learning relies more on how much time passes between rewards.

More than a century ago, Pavlov trained his dog to associate the sound of a bell with food. Ever since, scientists assumed the dog learned this through repetition: The more times the dog heard the ...

Networks of molecules in our body behave as though they have goals and desires. Understanding this phenomenon could solve the ...

Memories are thought to be stored in sparse groups of neurons called engrams. These are the cells that switch on during learning and can later switch on again during recall. In physiological aging and ...

The ability to communicate symbolically is one of the hallmarks of our species, yet scientists still don’t know exactly when ...

Plans for a new external classroom at a South Tyneside school to “enhance outdoor learning provision” have been submitted to ...

This week, we caught up with Fanny Vicherat, Head Of International Programs - Editorial & Marketing Partnerships at Believe.

Ritualization facilitates comprehension and retention. As the saying goes, "repetition is the mother of teaching". Ritualization in the form of repetition can be observed on two levels. It involves ...