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13 Jun 2026
This blog explains why we often avoid practising a language even when we know it would help, and how the ancient concept of akrasia, combined with modern neuroscience, can help us understand and overcome this gap between intention and action.
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13 Jun 2026
This blog explains what white matter is and why it matters for language learning. It looks at how using more than one language may shape the brain’s communication pathways, helping different regions coordinate more efficiently.
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03 Feb 2026
Before a stressful English presentation, your brain is already overloaded. A 10-minute walk (no phone) might be the simplest thing you can do to perform better.
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16 Jan 2026
L'ERN, c'est le coach invisible de votre cerveau. Une petite étincelle d'activité cérébrale qui s'allume au moment où vous faites une erreur. Et elle n'est pas là pour vous juger.
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12 Jan 2026
Avant une réunion en anglais qui vous stresse, votre cerveau est déjà surchargé. Dix minutes de marche (sans téléphone) sont peut-être la chose la plus simple que vous puissiez faire pour mieux performer.
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16 Sep 2025
Meet ERN - your brain's invisible coach. A little spark of brain activity that fires up the moment you make a mistake. And it's not here to shame you.
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16 Jul 2025
Quand j'ai appris pour la première fois que le cerveau est plus réceptif aux suggestions juste avant le sommeil, ça m'a rappelé la théorie de l'apprentissage des langues pendant qu'on dort. Et puis j'ai plongé dans les recherches, et…
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16 Jul 2025
I'm not going to lie - when I first heard that your brain is more open to suggestion right before sleep, it reminded me of the theory about learning a language in your sleep. But then I fell into the rabbit hole of research, and well…
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28 Apr 2023
A brief and simplified overview of the brain and a quick zoom on the parts that are most interesting in language learning situations.
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06 Feb 2023
I was at a frozen food store when I started singing a Bee Gees song I barely knew - and it sent me down a neuroscience rabbit hole.
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