Learning and circadian rhythm

Some people learn better in the morning others in the evening.  I learn best right before I go to bed and right when I wake up.  However, its not just a question of learning in the morning or in the evening, its about the biology of your brain and how your brain secretes neuro chemicals for learning based on circadian rhythm.

Now there is evidence that there is a dramatic difference in learning ability and time when you learn, at least in … ok cockroaches.

Dramatic daily variations in the cockroach’s learning ability were discovered by a new study performed by Vanderbilt University biologists and published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

“This is the first example of an insect whose ability to learn is controlled by its biological clock,” says Terry L. Page, the professor of biological sciences who directed the project. Undergraduate students Susan Decker and Shannon McConnaughey also participated in the study.

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Learning and circadian rhythm

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