Learning to learn: theta oscillations predict new learning, which enhances related learning and neurogenesis.

Animals in the natural world continuously encounter learning experiences of varying degrees of novelty. New neurons in the hippocampus are especially responsive to learning associations between novel events and more cells survive if a novel and challenging task is learned. One might wonder whether n...

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Main Authors: Miriam S Nokia, Helene M Sisti, Monica R Choksi, Tracey J Shors
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3277498?pdf=render