Learning and memory in the brain University of Cambridge

Overview

This Learning and memory in the brain course offered by University of Cambridge will also cover tips and tricks to help you make the most of your memory.

This online course will provide a guided tour through the brain, looking at the changes that occur on a cellular level when we learn new information or store a memory. We will examine the way the brain changes from child to teenager to adult, and how these affect the way we learn and remember information. By understanding more about the way memories are stored and recalled, we can explore different ways to help improve this process, at any stage of our lives. The study of how learning happens in the brain is a popular emerging field, but it is filled with misinformation. The course will tackle common misconceptions and look at ways in which we can use our understanding of the brain, as well as the tricks psychological research has uncovered, to help everyone learn more quickly and efficiently. We will finish with a practical session covering memory tricks and exercises anyone can use to learn and remember information more effectively.

As a result of the course, within the constraints of the time available, students should be able to:

• know what happens in the brain when we learn
• recall what psychological studies have taught us about learning & memory, and their limits
• understand how the brain changes as we grow and age
• use this understanding to improve the efficiency of their learning & memory