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The Science Of Smart

Researchers have long been searching for better ways to learn. In recent decades, experts working in cognitive science, psychology, and neuroscience have opened new windows into how the brain works, and how we can learn to learn better.  We meet researchers who are unlocking the secrets of how the brain acquires and holds on to knowledge: 

• In Toronto, we meet one of the world's leading experts on bilingualism and the brain.

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• In Utah, schoolchildren are learning to speak Chinese in a statewide effort to boost overall school success.

• We hit the driving range with UCLA researchers who are looking at how motor skills affect how we learn and remember.
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