Rapid consolidation of new knowledge in adulthood via fast mapping.

Authors :: Coutanche MN
Thompson-Schill SL
Source :: Trends in cognitive sciences [Trends Cogn Sci] 2015 Sep; Vol. 19 (9), pp. 486-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jun 29.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: Rapid word learning, where words are 'fast mapped' onto new concepts, may help build vocabulary during childhood. Recent evidence has suggested that fast mapping might help to rapidly integrate information into memory networks of the adult neocortex. The neural basis for this learning by fast mapping determines key properties of the learned information.<br /> (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)