Tag Archive: Alison Preston 
Memories Serve as Tools for Learning and Decision-Making, New Study Shows
When humans learn, their brains relate new information with past experiences to derive new knowledge, according to psychology research from The University of Texas at Austin. The study, led by Alison Preston, assistant professor of psychology and neurobiology, shows this memory-binding process allows people to better understand new concepts and make future decisions. The findings… » Continue Reading
University of Texas at Austin Supercomputing Center to Receive $10 Million in Private Funding
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today announced it has received a commitment of $10 million from the O'Donnell Foundation to advance data-driven science, also called data-enabled or data-intensive science.
