Why study music and the mind?
A song can change a mood, bring back a memory, or draw people together. What does that tell us about being human?
Learn to act act to learn
DiscoverOur research
Learning helps us understand the world and guides how we act in it. Through action, we gather new information, test our expectations, and deepen our understanding. Learning and action form a continuous loop: what we learn shapes what we do, and what we discover through doing helps us learn better.
Our research →Learning temporal structure
How do we learn the patterns that help us anticipate what happens next?
Learning to act in time
How do prediction, practice, and feedback help us act at the right moment?
Acting to discover
How do we choose what to sample, where to attend, and when to seek information?
Learning while controlling
How can an action achieve a goal and reveal how to achieve it better?
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