How the Brain Remembers and Learns
We, humans, are learning machines throughout life, and the brain is the engine that powers memory and learning.
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Getting to Know Your Brain
You might think of your brain cells as musicians in an orchestra, each playing notes that—in harmony with all of the sections in the orchestra—result in elaborate music.
What is Learning?
From the day we are born—and even before—our brains are ready to capture our experiences and encode them into a web of nerve connections.
How Learning Changes the Brain
As we learn, our brains adapt to reflect the new information we feed them.
What is Memory?
When we remember something, our brains recover and reconstruct information about things we’ve done or learned.
Complex Memories
What we think of as a single thought—"ball," for instance—is really composed of many fragments of thoughts.
Improving Our Thinking and Learning
Our brains adjust their structures to reflect life experiences. This adjustment enables us to learn—and to change our brains by learning.
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