Research-led explanations of human capacity, learning and technological change. Start with the foundations, then follow the evidence and related ideas as the Learning Hub grows.
Situation selection is the emotion-regulation strategy of choosing which situations to enter, remain in, postpone or avoid partly because of their expected emotional consequences. It can be protective, strategic or constraining, and it cannot be evaluated without asking what is being approached, what is being avoided and what the choice makes possible later.
Sleep is a regulated biological state whose duration, timing, continuity and daytime effects must be considered separately.
Sleep architecture describes the pattern of scored non-REM and REM stages across a sleep period.
How a real-world tour study found selective, lasting sleep-related gains in memory for event order rather than every detail.
A person follows a soft visual cue, breathing more slowly for several minutes. Their pulse begins to rise and fall more visibly with each cycle. They may…
Early in a typical night, brain recordings often show large, slow electrical waves. The period in which these waves dominate is usually called slow-wave…
Two people can know the same number of neighbors yet have very different access to information, help, or influence. One belongs to a group whose members…
Social connection as felt belonging, network structure, interaction and public opportunity, with clear distinctions from loneliness and isolation.
A source-led map of social connection as a condition shaped by relationships, services, time, transport and access.
After a difficult medical appointment, one person has a friend who listens without judgment, a neighbor who can drive them home, and a colleague who will…