Many headlines claim that certain activities (like meditation) can “make your brain grow.” But what does that really mean? In this post, we unpack a common neuromyth about brain growth and explain what’s actually happening inside the brain when we learn.

Should we encourage learners to memorize through repetition—or is rote learning counterproductive? Neuroscience gives us a clear answer: repetition without effort can backfire. The study by Piazza et al. shows that when the brain encounters the same information over and over without variation or challenge, its activity actually decreases. Learning slows down because the brain tunes out what feels too familiar. Real learning requires effort, variation, and spacing ... not endl