New Experiences Enhance Learning by Resetting Key Brain Circuit

We're now on Instagram! Follow us @NIMHgov SCIENCE NEWS New Experiences Enhance Learning by Resetting Key Brain Circuit NIH-funded study shows how novelty triggers neural mechanisms that facilitate flexible strategy encoding A study of spatial learning in mice shows that exposure to new experiences dampens established representations in the brain's hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, allowing the mice to learn new navigation strategies.   Learn more

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