Take your time: Neurobiology sheds light on the superiority of spaced vs. massed learning - 0 views
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colchambers on 29 May 12"Our current study demonstrates that the timing of information coming into a memory circuit - specifically, CA1 hippocampus - is critical for optimal encoding of new information," he continues. "When similar patterns of information are separated by at least an hour - a typical classroom session - there is a dramatically enhanced encoding of this info. The key challenge to realizing this discovery was actually linking electrical properties of the circuit, which is done by physiological recordings, to physical, morphological and anatomical properties of the circuit, which is done by high-resolution imaging of synapses before and after stimulation."