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Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

Even a short afternoon nap can help the brain recover and improve its ability to learn. In a study published on January 22, ...

Daily routines change, and many older adults find that learning new processes becomes more difficult over time. Slower ...

Handwriting engages more areas of the brain than typing, which leads to deeper learning, better memory and stronger cognitive ...

Some people seem to pick up new skills the way a sponge soaks up water, while others grind through repetition with only modest gains. The gap can look like talent or luck, but neuroscience is ...

Learning difficulties often stem from hidden brain barriers such as stress, multitasking, fatigue, and cognitive overload. Understanding these factors can help learners improve focus, memory, and ...

It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...

People with spinal cord injuries often lose movement even though their brains still send the right signals. Researchers ...