Temporary Anxiety Impairs Threat Recognition and Learning
Summary: A brief episode of anxiety can significantly impair a person’s ability to distinguish between safe and dangerous…
Your Brain Learns From Fear, Thanks to Dopamine
Summary: New research reveals how dopamine helps the brain learn to avoid unpleasant outcomes by responding differently in…
Synapses Use Multiple Learning Rules to Encode New Information
Summary: New research reveals that individual neurons follow multiple learning rules simultaneously, challenging the long-held belief that synaptic…
How Psychology Has Shaped, and Continues to Shape, AI
Summary: Psychology has been instrumental in the evolution of artificial intelligence, offering foundational insights into learning, cognition, and…
Bower School of Entrepreneurship raises Rs 11.5 crore in funding to replace outdated education models
Bower School of Entrepreneurship, an institution transforming entrepreneurship education, has raised Rs 11.5 crore in a seed funding…
Daydreaming Helps: Mind Wandering Aids Unconscious Learning
Summary: A new study finds that spontaneous mind wandering may actually boost learning during tasks that require minimal…
Brain Mapping Tool Reveals How Learning Rewires Synaptic Links
Summary: Researchers have developed DELTA, a powerful new imaging method that maps brain-wide synaptic changes during learning. By…