Following a link a few months ago I found this facinating article written by R.Douglas Fields on Scientific American website called “Watching the brain learn”
It seems that only half of the brain is “grey matter” The rest is made up of relatively un-researched white matter which, as this article says, appears to be extremely influential in learning.
Read and enjoy.
jumping brain image by "lapolab"
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Interesting stuff for T&D professionals! RT @bftrainer: Watching the Brain Learn http://bit.ly/b5rZe4
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