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The role of sleep in learning

The role of sleep in learning

Working on insufficient sleep can be bad for business. Besides being cranky and unable to think straight, it can also be attributed to medical ailments like headaches, depression, diabetes and heart disease to mention a few. By contrast, a good night’s sleep may hold the secret to unlocking successes! 

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What can you learn from social media?

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Many think of social media as providing recreational social activity. In fact, there are many social platforms that provide channels for social learning.

What’s social learning?

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Are we ever or never too old too learn? Part 2

Active nerve cell in human neural system Source: www.unisa.edu.auLearning about learning has led to learning about the brain.  It seems that learning in later life – as in earlier parts of life – involves neural pathways.  Growing new neural pathways is possible well into adult life.  We know this because of the plasticity of the brain.  It’s plastic? 

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