A video about what happens in your brain when you learn new things, sponsored by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany as a part of their #AlwaysCurious initiative! Take a peek at the 2018 Curiosity Report here: https://www.emdgroup.com/en/interactive-report/?ko Citations and Further Reading: Meta-analysis: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1545968312461718 Motor Skills and Myelin: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/346/6207/318 Perspective on above article: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/346/6207/298 Good review for more reading: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn4023 Another giant thank you to my Patreon supporters, including my amazing ribosomes: Marcel Ward Dave Moore Christopher Miles Ben Krasnow Mathieu Moog Palle Helenius Phiroze Dalal Tim Rhodes Peter Cook Brad Filip Jerry Diane & George Dainis Alexandra Daly Don Burlone Tim McNally Brandon C. William Pilkington Kevin Hardesty Twitter: @AlexDainis Instagram: Alex.Dainis Facebook: www.facebook.com/BiteSciZed Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AlexDainis Music: "Classic Rose 2" by Vibe Mountain Video produced by Helicase Media LLC (my new science production company!)