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Learning · How practice, prediction and reward reshape circuits over time.

Reviewed 2026-08·Sources & research·Media credits

Learning
LearningPetty Officer 2nd Class Kegan Kay · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Anatomy for Learning is a network story, not a single spot.

Structures below are teaching landmarks; brains vary.

Structures

Structure 1

A key node for encoding change through practice in Learning.

Structure 2

A key node for encoding change through practice in Learning.

Structure 3

A key node for encoding change through practice in Learning.

Structure 4

A key node for encoding change through practice in Learning.

Structure 5

A key node for encoding change through practice in Learning.

Structure 6

A key node for encoding change through practice in Learning.

Pathways

Pathway 1

Routes that carry encoding change through practice signals.

Pathway 2

Routes that carry encoding change through practice signals.

Pathway 3

Routes that carry encoding change through practice signals.

Pathway 4

Routes that carry encoding change through practice signals.

Landmarks

Landmark 1

A classic landmark when teaching Learning.

Landmark 2

A classic landmark when teaching Learning.

Landmark 3

A classic landmark when teaching Learning.

Landmark 4

A classic landmark when teaching Learning.

Trace related regions on the interactive atlas after this page.

Sources & research

  1. The molecular biology of memory storage: a dialogue between genes and synapsesKandel ER · 2001 · ScienceDOIPubMed
  2. Learning and neural plasticityBuonomano DV; Merzenich MM · 1998 · Annual Review of NeuroscienceDOIPubMed
  3. Dopamine, learning and motivationWise RA · 2004 · Nature Reviews NeuroscienceDOIPubMed

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