For the human brain, learning a new task when rules change can be a surprisingly difficult process marred by repeated mistakes, according to a new study by Michigan State University psychology researchers.
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Matthew Hurley was an undergraduate at Tufts when he asked a vital question: Why is the human brain equipped with a sense of humor? 
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Scientists reason that in hypercorrection, after people discover that ideas they felt very sure about were not in fact correct, the surprise and embarrassment they feel makes them pay special attention to alternative responses about which they felt less confident . People then go on to take the corrected information to heart, learning from their errors. Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=neuroscience
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