Developmental neuroscience: Boosting inhibition boosts learning

Hubert R Dinse

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.11.070

Developmental neuroscience: Boosting inhibition boosts learning

Curr Biol. 2023 Jan 23;33(2):R72-R75. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.11.070.

Author

Hubert R Dinse¹

Affiliation

¹ Neural Plasticity Lab, Department of Neurology, BG-University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44789 Bochum, Germany. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 36693313
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.11.070

Abstract

Compared to adults, children learn differently and more efficiently. A new study shows that in children a rapid boost of inhibition evoked during learning leads to better stabilization of learned items due to reduced retrograde interference.

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MeSH terms

Adult
Child
Humans
Inhibition, Psychological*
Learning*