Submission + - Proof That Practice Does Make Perfect (physorg.com)
eldavojohn writes: "Despite earlier studies showing that the early effects of repetition are negative in learning something, researchers at Carnegie Mellon have discovered the mechanism that enforces 'practice makes perfect.' From the article, "Scientists have shown that N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are required to initiate synaptic plasticity in this mechanism, a fact that holds true in many areas of the brain. Indeed, it is becoming increasingly clear that these receptors are required for the kind of synaptic strengthening that occurs during learning." They hope that by better understanding this long term learning, they can better understand diseases."
