Fast Company and Learning

"Entire books have been written about learning, but the important elements for creative thinkers can be boiled down to this: Experience modifies the connections between neurons so that they become more efficient at processing information. Neuroscientists have observed that while an entire network of neurons might process a stimulus initially, by about the sixth presentation, the heavy lifting is performed by only a subset of neurons. Because fewer neurons are being used, the network becomes more efficient in carrying out its function." - Fast Company

This article can have a tremendous effect on how educators utilize visual elements in the learning process.

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/129/rewiring-the-creative-mind.html