Eli5:What happens in the brain when you finally understand something?

Question

Let’s say you are stuggling to understand a math concept for a while and suddendly you get it. What mechanism caused it?

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Answer 1

Assuming you’re at an appropriate learning level, you already have all of the abstract knowledge comprehension to understand the concept, but your brain hasn’t made the connection yet. Literally.

Your neurons are firing in groups that you know relate to the concept, but somewhere else are neurons that once included in that neuron firing chain will result in a deeper understanding.