The Neurocognitive Basis of Knowledge Acquisition: Building Better Brains
Abstract
The proposed research will investigate both the cognitive and neural mechanisms through which individual new concepts are learned, maintained and remediated with instructional interventions. The goal is to use neural data to develop novel approaches to (1) instruction in the learning of a new concept in ways that take the neural representation into account; (2) the neural assessment and remediation of poorly learned or forgotten concepts; (3) the assessment of tissue changes and functional connectivity changes in various spatial learning environments; and (4) assessment of learning enhancement induced by rTMS. The concepts and systems to be learned will come from technical domains (e.g., physics, mechanics, genetics, etc.). Several converging measures of neural change will be acquired, such as white matter changes, gray matter changes, activation changes in a set of gray matter areas, and changes in synchronization (functional connectivity) among the activated areas.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 23, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141612694
Entities
People
- Marcel Just
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy