Astrocytes: The Unsung Heroes of Learning and Memory - Neuroscience News
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Astrocytes: The Unsung Heroes of Learning and Memory - Neuroscience News
As a result of learning, the brain changes. Neuroplasticity does not tell us how to learn better or what pedagogical techniques work best for effective learning. To do that, you need to go one step further — to cognitive science or psychology. To strengthen recall, it is essential to present complementary visual and linguistic information together ... See more
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Melanie Boly, a neurologist and neuroscientist at the Medical School of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, is painstakingly collecting EEG data from long-term Buddhist meditators during a state known as pure presence, an experience with no self, no discursive thoughts, and no perceptual content except for a luminous expanse, an empty mirror. Att
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The very act of remembering appears to modify the brain in a way that can make it easier to learn ideas and skills in the future
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