A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is any injury to the head that interferes with the normal functioning of the brain. This can be a violent blow or bump, which can result in a sudden jolt, or a penetrating injury that pierces the skull and the brain tissue. TBIs can range from mild (commonly known as […]
In a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the Higher School of Economics (HSE), in Moscow, Russia, and the University of Helsinki, in Finland, describe how they used EEG (electroencephalography) to probe the brain mechanisms involved in language learning in human volunteers. Previous research has established that understanding the brain mechanisms involved […]
The team – from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany – reports the findings in the journal Current Biology. Many people – based on their school experience – would probably say that rote learning of long lists is perhaps not the best approach, but the study authors say […]