A UCSF study led by Kerala scientist Vijay Namboothiri challenges Pavlov’s theory that repetition drives learning.

The brain favors repeating past actions over rational choice, explaining why we stick to habits even when better options exist.

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Just as “turnt,” “on fleek,” and “adulting” have become trending words in pop culture, so too has “spaced repetition” become a buzzword in education. Some educators are obsessed with it. Others say it ...

Source: Gerd Altmann / Pixabay I’ve been mentoring people in public speaking for more than 30 years. The one piece of advice I have given all of them is this: “Rehearse! Rehearse! Rehearse!” I give ...

More than a century ago, Pavlov trained his dog to associate the sound of a bell with food. Ever since, scientists have assumed the dog learned this through repetition. The more times the dog heard ...