Volume 31, No 6, Jun 2021

ISSN: 1001-0602 
EISSN: 1748-7838 2018 
impact factor 17.848* 
(Clarivate Analytics, 2019)

Volume 31 Issue 6, June 2021: 611-612

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

To learn something new, do something new

Adam M. P. Miller^1,* , Paul W. Frankland^1,2,3,4,5,*

¹Program in Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
²Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3, Canada
³Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
⁴Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
⁵Child and Brain Development Program, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada
Correspondence: Adam M. P. Miller(adam.miller@sickkids.ca)Paul W. Frankland(paul.frankland@sickkids.ca)

How do we free ourselves from outdated routines when conditions change? Park et al. show that a novel experience can weaken old connections within the brain’s memory system, thereby freeing up resources to learn something new.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41422-021-00508-7

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