Learning and memory: while you rest, your brain keeps working.
A recent study shows that brain activity recorded while the human subject is at 'rest' is significantly affected by a prior learning episode. These results suggest that understanding resting brain activity may be critical to understanding how humans learn from experience.
Vincent
Justin L
JL
Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland St., WJH 274, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. vincent@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu
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