HOW WE LEARN

Absorbing mind enlarging studded with insights This could have significant real world results Sunday TimesHumanity s greatest feat is our incredible ability to learn Even in their first year infants acquire language visual and social knowledge at a rate that surpasses the best supercomputers But how exactly do our brains learn In How We Learn leading neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene delves into the psychological neuronal synaptic and molecular mechanisms of learning Drawing on case studies of children who learned despite huge difficulty and trauma he explains why youth is such a sensitive period during which brain plasticity is maximal but also assures us that our abilities continue into adulthood We can all enhance our learning and memory at any age and learn to learn by taking maximal advantage of the four pillars of the brain s learning algorithm attention active engagement error feedback and consolidation The human brain is an extraordinary machine Its ability to process information and adapt to circumstances by reprogramming itself is unparalleled and it remains the best source of inspiration for recent developments in artificial intelligence How We Learn finds the boundary of computer science neurobiology cognitive psychology and e