Perceptual learning and visual cognition constitute an interdisciplinary field that investigates the brain’s remarkable capacity to refine visual processing through experience. By examining how ...

When discussing learning transfer—the ability to apply previous knowledge, skills, and strategies to new contexts or situations—we should also be mindful of our learners’ cognitive load. Cognitive ...

Aset of recent studies demonstrates for the first time that learning multiple new tasks carries benefits for cognition long after the learning has been completed. The finding affirms a long-held ...

This is Part 4 of a five-part series on cognition and consciousness. Part 1 explored what we mean by "cognition." In Parts 2 and 3, we examined neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux’s strict definition, which ...

Brian W. Stone does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

When it comes to language learning, an old adage rings true: a picture is worth a thousand words. There is growing evidence that the arts—be it a picture, drama, song, or dance—may help children with ...

Our lab studies how people learn and how we can make learning more efficient and effective for students from all backgrounds. We focus on three big goals: Understanding when and why certain learning ...

In a recent study published in PNAS Nexus, researchers provide new insights into human cognition by prioritizing interpretability in predictive modeling of intelligence from brain connectivity, rather ...

Multimedia learning describes learning through the use of pictures and words. Examples of multimedia learning include watching a PowerPoint presentation, watching a pre-recorded lecture or reading a ...

A longitudinal study in the Netherlands found that infants who displayed greater curiosity at 8 months of age tended to have ...