Positive reinforcement traps ideas in echo chambers, while weakening connections is key to spreading information.

HAMBURG — Some people say they retain things best when they hear them. Others swear by reading, while some believe they only really grasp something if they can see it, or even touch it. And what about ...

Since no one ever does anything worthwhile on their own, who you know is important. But what you know — and what you do with what you know — is crucial. Learning, memory, and cognitive skills are a ...

Five DECADES of research into artificial neural networks have earned Geoffrey Hinton the moniker of the Godfather of artificial intelligence (AI). Work by his group at the University of Toronto laid ...

Goal 1. Students will acquire a basic understanding of the topics studied and the methodologies used in the field of psychology. Learning Outcome 1a: Students will be able to demonstrate a general ...

Can you type "The quick red fox jumped over the lazy brown dog” without looking at the keyboard? A new study conducted by a team of cognitive psychologists at Vanderbilt and Kobe universities has ...

When you get better at a skill-recognizing a familiar face in a crowd, spotting a typo at a glance, or anticipating the next move in a game-sensory neurons in your brain become more coordinated, ...