Why Your Brain Forgets Faster Than You Think Hermann Ebbinghaus mapped the forgetting curve in the 1880s and the numbers are still uncomfortable: without reinforcement, the brain discards roughly 70 ...

Humans and most other animals are known to be strongly driven by expected rewards or adverse consequences. The process of acquiring new skills or adjusting behaviors in response to positive outcomes ...

For more than 90 years, the Core curriculum at the University of Chicago has formed the basis for undergraduate students’ academic journey through the College. Yet the Core’s transformative impact ...

Whether you are trying to quit smoking or eat more vegetables, changing your habits takes more than willpower. Habits are shaped by how your brain learns and makes decisions. A recent study found that ...

We don’t have to look very far—especially in this bombastic political season—for evidence that many people seem more inclined to lob rhetorical grenades than seek understanding or civility. And the ...

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