Socializing Provides These Physical And Mental Benefits, Science Says

Learn Better In A Group

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Study groups have one advantage; people may learn better in a group than alone. Dr. Matthew Lieberman, a professor at UCLA, says that our “social brains” enhance memory and problem-solving. “When you’re socially motivated to learn, the social brain can do the learning, and it can do it better than the analytical network that you typically activate when you try to memorize,” he told Medical News Today.

In 2005, research in Linguistics and Education analyzed college study groups. Scientists found that conversations were an effective learning tool because students have to process what they’re learning.

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