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New research suggests that when brains are organized into modules they are better at learning new information without forgetting old knowledge. The findings -- published this week in PLOS Computational Biology -- not only shed light on the evolution of intelligence in natural animals, but will also accelerate attempts to create artificial intelligence.

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