Inside the brain is a dense network of neurons that receive, process, and relay information. The synapse, where neurons meet, ...

Have you ever wondered how your brain creates thoughts or why something randomly popped into your head? It may seem like magic – but actually the brain is like a supercomputer inside your head that ...

New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a ...

New Duke research helps to answer a long-standing question in neuroscience: Where, exactly, does learning first take place in ...

We tend to think of learning as something that happens in the mind, a mental exercise of reading, practicing, and remembering. But the truth is far more visceral. Every time you learn something new, ...

Human brain viewed from below, showing cerebellum (Latin for "little brain") and brainstem. Source: Wikipedia/Public Domain Specific regions of the cerebellum are key to implicit memory and play an ...

The following is a summary of a story that originally appeared on School of Medicine. How does the brain learn from mistakes? A new Duke study reveals a hidden circuit that helps control the learning ...

When OpenAI released “study mode” in July 2025, the company touted ChatGPT’s educational benefits. “When ChatGPT is prompted to teach or tutor, it can significantly improve academic performance,” the ...

Artificial intelligence can already beat grandmasters at Go, draft legal briefs, and generate photorealistic images in seconds, yet it still struggles with the kind of flexible, context-rich learning ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How does the brain think? – Tom, age 16, San ...