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In today’s technological society, with an unparalleled amount of information at our fingertips, learning performs a far more central function than ever. In HOW EXACTLY WE Learn, Stanislas Dehaene decodes its natural mechanisms, delving in to the neuronal, synaptic, and molecular processes taking place in the brain. He points out why youth can be such a delicate period, during which brain plasticity can be maximal, but also assures us our capabilities continue into adulthood, and that we about How We Find out: THE BRAND NEW Technology of Education and the mind can boost our learning and storage at any age group. We are able to all “learn to learn” by taking maximal benefit of the four pillars from the brain’s learning algorithm: attention, active engagement, error feedback, and consolidation.

The human brain is an extraordinary machine. Its capability to process information and adapt to situations by reprogramming itself is certainly unmatched, and it continues to be the best way to obtain inspiration for recent advancements in artificial intelligence. The exciting breakthroughs in A.I. from the last twenty years reveal just as much about our exceptional abilities because they do about the potential of machines. How We Find out discovers the boundary of computer research, neurobiology, and cognitive mindset to describe how learning does work and how to make the best use of the brain’s learning algorithms, in our schools and universities as well such as everyday life.

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