Our brains build maps of the environment that help us understand the world around us, allowing us to think, recall, and plan.

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

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Technology can physically change our brains as it becomes an integral part of daily life – but every time we outsource a ...

From left- and right-brain thinking to the notion that talent beats persistence, these common myths can hinder student ...

This mirrors real life, where a toddler will learn the concept ... model so useful to cognitive scientists, as well as to AI researchers trying to map the decision-making processes of their ...