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  "id": 230116,
  "title": "Scientists discover a brain cycle that may explain why learning eventually stalls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/scientists-discover-a-brain-cycle-that-may-explain-why-learning",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-06T17:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-scientists-brain-eventually-stalls.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For many who have struggled to learn a new language or instrument, it's a familiar pattern: They make rapid progress at first, then hit a plateau that no amount of diligent practice or concentration seems to break.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}