Explore the Learning Brain — Neurogenetics Institute

A midline cutaway opens the brain to reveal the hippocampus, thalamus and corpus callosum

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Learning arises from distributed, interacting brain networks — no single region does reading, maths or memory alone. These connections are evidence-informed bridges to teaching, not one-to-one mappings, and Learning arises from distributed, interacting brain networks — no single region does reading, maths or memory alone. These connections are evidence-informed bridges to teaching, not one-to-one mappings, and nothing here assesses any individual's brain. Anatomical meshes: BodyParts3D / DBCLS (CC BY-SA 2.1 JP); cerebrum: A. Starostecka (CC BY 4.0).

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