Learning: One definition to rule them all?

Authors

Martin Lövdén, Isabelle Hansson, Toms Voits

Published in

NPJ science of learning. Volume 11. Issue 1. Jul 15, 2026. Epub Jul 15, 2026.

Abstract

Learning is central across many disciplines, yet its definition remains fragmented, hindering theoretical progress and cross-disciplinary communication. We review debates on the definition of learning and propose a unifying, umbrella, definition: learning is a system's processing of information from its environment, resulting in a change of system properties that alter its behavioral potential and reactions to this information. This formulation supports interdisciplinary dialogue while allowing discipline-specific operationalizations.

PMID:
42448695
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 15 Jul 2026.

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