Quicker learning process

According to a study made by North-American researchers the learning performance of a certain task can be monitored as well as forecasted.

The study, whose results were published on the Cerebral Cortex Journal on January 20th, has verified that about 25% of the performance variation of both men and women  trained in a electronic game can be estimated through the measurement of brain structures.

In accordance with its authors, the study shows important features about the brain functioning while learning a new task. The paper Striatal Volume Predicts Level of Video Game Skill Acquisition (DOI:10.1093/cercor/bhp293), by Eudald Carbonell, from the Instituto Catalao de Paleoecologia Humana e Evoluçao Social, and others, can be read by subscribers of the Cerebral Cortex Journal.

Source:  FAPESP AGENCY

Please click on the link to read the full paper (in Portuguese): Rapidez no aprendizado

By Orlando Ribeiro
January 27th, 2010