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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5: What happens in your brain when you don't understand something at first and then suddenly get it?
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This is related to hiw we learn in general, and is a fascinating subject!

The short answer is that we're making neurological links between different pieces of information in our brain.

The LONG answer is basically the subject of an entire free online course through Coursera, called Learning How To Learn. Neat stuff, you should check it out.