When my kids were small, I had them draw a self-portrait on each birthday. Here's what their early pictures looked like: None of us have any trouble recognizing that this is a picture of a little ...

Formal education trains people to be efficient, learning routines so that the tasks become hardwired. For example, once people learn to read, they automatically attempt to read when faced with text.

Drawing on experimental data, mathematical modeling and theory, the scientists make the case that bursts of beta rhythms control cognition in the brain by regulating where and when higher gamma ...