A receptor long known for guiding brain development before birth also shapes how adults learn, determining how strongly the ...

How does the brain learn from mistakes? A new Duke study reveals a hidden circuit that helps control the learning process.

Brain study reveals memories stick when learning triggers a brief “energy emergency” in glucose-sensing neurons.

City University of New York researchers have identified the Smoothened receptor as a key regulator of how the adult brain locks in or updates learned behaviors. By controlling the timing of ...

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These four hands-on activities guide students to explore how their attention and memory function and how that impacts ...

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Recent advances in large-scale AI models, including large language and vision-language-action models, have significantly expanded the capabilities of ...

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