Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition, and little is known about its
neurobiology. Much of autism research has focused on the social, communication and …

Neocortical inhibitory neurons exhibit remarkably diverse morphology, physiological
properties and connectivity. Genetic access to molecularly defined subtypes of inhibitory …

The challenge-point framework as a model for thinking about motor learning was first
proposed in 2004. Although it has been well-cited, surprisingly this framework has not made …

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is the only biomedical imaging method that can
noninvasively detect endogenous signals from the neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid …

Sleep is beneficial for learning. However, it remains unclear whether learning is facilitated
by non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep or by REM sleep, whether it results from plasticity …

With so much talk about students who struggle in their classes and how to improve learning
in college and university classes, we tend to forget that learning in everyday life is often …

Formal education has a long-term impact on an individual's life. However, our knowledge of
the effect of a specific lack of education, such as in mathematics, is currently poor but is …

Metacognitive efficiency quantifies people's ability to introspect into their own decision
making relative to their ability to perform the primary task. Despite years of research, it is still …

Learning to associate specific objects with value contributes to the human's adaptive
behavior. However, the intrinsic nature of associative memory posits a challenge that newly …

It is generally thought that children learn more efficiently than adults. One way to accomplish
this is to have learning rapidly stabilized such that it is not interfered with by subsequent …