Live Science: Psychologist discusses why people have different learning abilities

Release Date: July 28, 2009 This content is archived.

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An article on Live Science about what governs people's capacity to learn quotes Eduardo Mercado III, associate professor of psychology, whose research indicates that the cortical modules determine cognitive plasticity and changes in the modules may explain why people have different learning capacities as they grow older.

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