Learning and Memory Archives

Talia Oughourlian July 19, 2022July 22, 2022 Amygdala, Basal ganglia, birth control, brain structure, contraceptives, fMRI, Gray matter, Hippocampus, Insula, Learning and Memory, MRI, Plasticity, putamen

The Female Brain on Hormonal Birth Control

By: Talia Oughourlian Hormonal contraceptives were introduced more than 60 years ago (OBOS Contributors, 2021) with some commending the contraceptive pill as one of the greatest scientific inventions of the… Read More

Big Ideas Brain Development Did You Know?Evolution of Cognition Language

Aurore Bargat April 27, 2021December 10, 2021 language, language acquisition, Learning, Learning and Memory, native language, vocal behaviors

Vocabulary Retention In Adult Language Learners

What can we learn and implement from neuroscience to support long-term vocabulary retention in adult language learners? Brain and Language Neuroscience focuses on how different regions of the brain work… Read More

Symbolic illustration of optogenetics with a strand of DNA coming out of someone's cartoon brain and being examined by a magnifying glass. Designed by Alexa Erdogan.

Big Ideas Learning and Memory Movement Neuroscience Technologies

Jeff Olney May 27, 2020May 24, 2020 Behavior, Deep Brain Stimulation, EEG, electroconvulsive therapy, Learning and Memory, Light, Optogenetics, Technology, Therapeutic Approaches, Vision

Optogenetics: An Illuminating Tool with A Bright Future

Nearly everything we do requires our brain in some way. Eating a bagel? That uses your brain. Reading this article? That’s using your brain, too. All those questionable decisions you… Read More

Songbird, Zebra Finch, Knowing Neurons, Michael Condro, Sing, Learn, Memory, Neuroscience, Brain,

Brain Development Did You Know?Learning and Memory

knowingneurons August 7, 2013March 5, 2017 Animal, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Babble, Cntnap2, FoxP2, Genes and vocal learning, Learning and Memory, Model, Neurogenetics, Sing, Song Nuclei, Songbird, Speak, Speech, Vocal Learning, Zebra Finch

What Can Songbirds Teach Us About Ourselves?

In my last post, “Vocal Practice is for the Birds” examined one similarity between human and songbird procedural learning: the necessity for practice before performance. Zebra finches sing a series… Read More