Study shows new brain connections form rapidly during motor learning

Sunday, November 29, 2009 - 23:14 in Biology & Nature

SANTA CRUZ, CA--New connections begin to form between brain cells almost immediately as animals learn a new task, according to a study published this week in Nature. Led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the study involved detailed observations of the rewiring processes that take place in the brain during motor learning.

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