A video about what happens in your brain when you learn new things, sponsored by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany as a part of their #AlwaysCurious initiative!

Take a peek at the 2018 Curiosity Report here: https://www.emdgroup.com/en/interacti...

Citations and Further Reading:
Meta-analysis: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/...
Motor Skills and Myelin: https://science.sciencemag.org/conten...
Perspective on above article: https://science.sciencemag.org/conten...
Good review for more reading: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn4023

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