Second language acquisition and neuroplasticityHow the brain acquires language is a topic that has been of interest to researchers over the last few decades. Native level language…Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
School — An enriched environmentChildren spend a predominant amount of time during their early to mid-teen years in schools, a place that educates them and prepares them…Oct 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020
Break out of those boundaries!Human beings are loss averse. Losing something hurts us way more than the pleasure of gaining the same thing. This is why we’d rather hold…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
The brain that is ready for changeLearning occurs at all stages of a lifetime. New skills are picked up by adults, just as they are by children. Thus, experience-dependent…Sep 20, 2020Sep 20, 2020
What Neuroplasticity Means For AnxietyNeuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to structurally and functionally re-organize itself. Earlier, it was predominantly believed…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
Utility dependent plasticityWhen we say that experience shapes our brain’s circuitry, a fundamental question to ask is ‘what kind of experiences?’ A very simple…Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
Experience-dependent brain developmentThe last several decades have seen numerous debates on the extent of genetically determined neural circuitry and experience-dependent…Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
Altering memories!The almond-shaped region of the brain called the amygdala fired hysterically as she entered the dark simulation room. Following this, her…Jul 11, 2020Jul 11, 2020
Distractibility — a boon or bane for memory encodingOur life would be far more productive and useful if we could focus on a particular task and get it done without any distractions, isn’t it…Jul 3, 2020Jul 3, 2020
Concepts as SymbolsThroughout our evolutionary history, it became crucial to go beyond what was perceptually available, for the sake of our survival. To do…Jun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020
Generalization and Discrimination- From a Newborn’s World to the SocietyEven the most primitive forms of creatures exhibit some kind of stimulus-response learning. Starting from the simplest kinds of learning…Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
Associative Learning in Politics — The Game-changer?A recent article in ‘The Wire’ attributed the success of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi elections to a form of learning called…Feb 21, 2020Feb 21, 2020
An experiment in the desertAs the afternoon sun burned her, she could feel her throat go dry and yearn for water. This was the first day of her experiment in the…Feb 16, 2020Feb 16, 2020
Order Order!As a kid, I used to go watch my cousin play football and once in a while he let me take a few shots at the goalpost. I kicked the ball…Feb 9, 2020Feb 9, 2020
Is eliminating the irrelevant key to learning?She walked towards the tree and started feeling the fallen fruits with her hand, one by one. After a while, she knew the best one. She bit…Feb 2, 2020Feb 2, 2020
A World of No ExcitementMankind has learnt to respond to the environment and the internal changes that take place within himself. This response is so crucial…Jan 26, 2020Jan 26, 2020
How advertisements break habituationIt’s the climax of the movie and you couldn’t be more thrilled to find out what happens next. And then comes the interruption. You have to…Jan 19, 2020Jan 19, 2020
