What Does “Learning” Mean?
To most of us, “learning” means an attempt to create a memory that lasts. Mastering new dance steps, learning foreign languages, or remembering acquaintances’ names require our brains to encode and store new information until we need it. How much do you remember of what you learned in school? Unless you’ve used skills from school in your day-to-day life, you may have trouble recalling the details. This is why brain researchers draw differences between learning and memory. They are closely linked—but they are not the same thing.
