Tuning into brainwave rhythms speeds up learning in adults, study finds

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Tuning into brainwave rhythms speeds up learning in adults, study finds

First study to show that delivering information at the natural tempo of our neural pulses accelerates our ability to learn. Participants who got a simple 1.5-second visual cue at their personal brainwave frequency were at least three times faster when it came to improving at a cognitive task. When researchers tested participants again the next day, those who had improved faster were still just as good – the learning stuck.