Learning Brains
Learning brains brings you articles, reports, and research updates that are related to how the brain learns.
This can be with children, with adults, in older age, in business, or in society.
This is an invaluable resource to understand learning in human beings better and apply best practice to yourself and others.
New Discoveries for Brain Health, Memory, and Learning
Reading time: about 8 minutes As you know I tend to take a deeper dive into various themes for subscribers but sometimes I also find that...
How Seven Habits Boost Brain Function and Lower Depression Risk
Different areas of the brain are associated with empathy – this new research shows how brain regions synchronise to induce empathic responses.
How Emotional Satisfaction (not “Happiness”) Improves Students’ Grades
Different areas of the brain are associated with empathy – this new research shows how brain regions synchronise to induce empathic responses.
“Forgetting is Learning” and More Interesting Research on Memory, Learning, and Social Media Algorithms
Reading time: about 8 minutes For this weekend review I’d like to look into various aspects of memory and learning - the one that has...
Newly Discovered Ebb and Flow of Brain Chemicals that Drive Learning – Continuously
Different areas of the brain are associated with empathy – this new research shows how brain regions synchronise to induce empathic responses.
Brain Scans Show How to Coach and Inspire More Effectively
Different areas of the brain are associated with empathy – this new research shows how brain regions synchronise to induce empathic responses.
A Surprisingly Simple Technique to Improve Learning and Memory
Different areas of the brain are associated with empathy – this new research shows how brain regions synchronise to induce empathic responses.
How the Brain Strengthens Memory in Sleep
Sleep is essential for building memory, we know that, but the precise mechanisms remain elusive- until now…
How Where You Are Impacts Learning
Recent research has shown that the brain, or specifically the hippocampus switches between learning and remembering depending on location…
How Variability Increases Learning
Variability and specificity differ over time frames Reading time: about 9 minutes To get good at something you have to practice that...
Learning from Mistakes – or Not
Learn from your mistakes is a common theme in many areas of life. And mistake avoidance or perfectionism is seen as a negative trait. But...
For the Love of Learning
When we talk of healthy brains we automatically think of things like exercise and nutrition that I have covered at times here. But the thing we put into the brain most is oxygen. So, let’s have a quick look at how the air we breathe impacts brain performance.
Children’s Brains 2021 Review
Research into children’s brain, health, and behaviour has continued unabated – also some long-term studies have given us some interesting...
The Learning Brain 2021 Review
Learning has shifted during the pandemic, but the research continues to grow and there have been some interesting papers published in 2021...
The Shock Factor
How stimulation, stimulates, or disrupts, learning Stimulation stimulates learning. Obvious. But does extreme stimulation increase this...
The Knowledge Gap
How creating a gap stimulates learning. The concept of a knowledge gap is very simple but sometimes still under used. It is the natural...
Motor vs Cognitive Learning
Is learning cognitive stuff the same as learning motor skills? When we speak of learning we tend to automatically think of cognitive...
Punctuated Learning
What taking breaks does to the brain We all know that taking breaks between learning helps improve retention. Known as spaced or...
Peer Learning
How learning with peers can boost – or inhibit learning Learning is certainly more fun with friends – but is it better? Or alternatively...
Virtual Learning
When we talk of healthy brains we automatically think of things like exercise and nutrition that I have covered at times here. But the thing we put into the brain most is oxygen. So, let’s have a quick look at how the air we breathe impacts brain performance.
Surprise, Surprise!
Why the brain is wired to learn with surprise Reading time: about 4 minutes Memories of my school days are of teachers droning on. We...
Slightly Confused
Why the "aha" moment is overrated Reading time: about 4 minutes Creating the "aha effect" – that effect of "the penny dropping" sounds...
Do Kids Need to Catch up on Learning?
Differentiating learning, development, and knowledge Reading time: about 9 minutes Different lockdowns in different countries have led to...
The Underestimated Role of Worldviews
Reading time: about 6 minutes Many educational paradigms have look at the brain and learning, and also have considered mindsets. But these...