Surprises Are Key To Enhanced Learning (M)

This balance between laying down new memories and retrieving old ones is central to human cognition.

This balance between laying down new memories and retrieving old ones is central to human cognition.

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Author: Dr Jeremy Dean

Psychologist, Jeremy Dean, PhD is the founder and author of PsyBlog. He holds a doctorate in psychology from University College London and two other advanced degrees in psychology. He has been writing about scientific research on PsyBlog since 2004.