Scientists Reveal a Hidden Hormone Switch for Learning Scientists reveal a hidden hormone switch for learning Estrogen-driven dopamine changes may hold the key to shifting learning ability and psychiatric symptoms Date: November 21, 2025 Source: New
What Happens in the Brain When it Learns Something New What’s happening inside the brain when experiencing something for the first time — and how it decides if it’s meaningful — is the subject of new research from the Barth Lab, which focuses on how memory and learning shape the brain
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The New Science of Learning | How to Learn in Harmony With Your Brain By introducing new concepts, strategies, and applications related to learning and memory that are based on current findings in cognitive, social, and motivational psychology, this text offers a richer and more complete picture of how brain science illuminates how we learn
How the Brain Learns: Insights from Neuroscience At its core, learning is the process by which the brain changes in response to information and experience When you learn something new, your brain literally rewires itself Neurons form new connections, strengthen existing pathways, and sometimes prune away old, unused ones