Navigating space effectively is crucial for survival. Our species evolved a sophisticated spatial cognitive system for this purpose. In humans, systems of language and space emerged in tandem.

Pre-existing knowledge, a ‘schema’, facilitates the encoding, consolidation, and retrieval of schema-relevant information. Such schema-based memory is key to every form of education and provides ...

How easy is it to make a memory? We've previously discussed how episodic memories form in the hippocampus, and gradually get translated into long-term memory in the cortex. Research that will appear ...

Understand what's behind your child's play and help them learn by observing their patterns of behaviour or 'schemas' Does your child love to fill handbags, tins or pots with tiny things they have ...