diff --git a/components/reasoning-workspace.jsx b/components/reasoning-workspace.jsx
index 46519cc..79b4f20 100644
--- a/components/reasoning-workspace.jsx
+++ b/components/reasoning-workspace.jsx
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ function FocusedQuestionBody({
   setFocusedPresentationItemId,
   setDoneForNowIds,
   setFollowUpQuestion,
+  focusedContributions,
 }) {
   return (
     <>
@@ -199,22 +200,33 @@ function FocusedQuestionBody({
 
               {focused?.result && (
                 <>
+                  {/* Prior accumulated learning (prior turns, current turn excluded — shown above) */}
+                  <PriorContributionsSummary nodeId={nodeId} contributions={focusedContributions || []} />
+
                   <div><h3 className="mb-1 text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-widest uppercase text-gray-500">What this tells us</h3><ul className="list-disc pl-5 space-y-1">{(focused.result.observations || []).map((o, i) => (<li key={i} className="text-sm leading-relaxed text-gray-700">{o}</li>))}</ul></div>
                   <div><h3 className="mb-1 text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-widest uppercase text-gray-500">Still unclear</h3><ul className="list-disc pl-5 space-y-1">{(focused.result.uncertainties || []).map((u, i) => (<li key={i} className="text-sm leading-relaxed text-gray-700">{u}</li>))}</ul></div>
                   <div><h3 className="mb-1 text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-widest uppercase text-gray-500">Questions this raises</h3>
                     {(focused.result.possibleFollowUpQuestions || []).length > 0 ? (
                       <div className="space-y-1 mt-1">
-                        {focused.result.possibleFollowUpQuestions.map((q, i) => (
-                          <button
-                            key={i}
-                            onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); setFollowUpQuestion(q); }}
-                            style={{ cursor: "pointer" }}
-                            className="w-full text-left rounded-lg border border-blue-200/60 bg-blue-50/40 px-3 py-2.5 text-sm leading-relaxed text-gray-800 hover:border-blue-300 hover:bg-blue-100/60 transition"
-                            data-testid="follow-up-question"
-                          >
-                            {q} → pick this question
-                          </button>
-                        ))}
+                        {focused.result.possibleFollowUpQuestions.map((q, i) => {
+                          const isCurrentQuestion = q === focused?.question;
+                          return (
+                            <button
+                              key={i}
+                              onClick={(e) => { if (!isCurrentQuestion) { e.stopPropagation(); setFollowUpQuestion(q); } }}
+                              style={{ cursor: isCurrentQuestion ? "default" : "pointer" }}
+                              className={`w-full text-left rounded-lg border px-3 py-2.5 text-sm leading-relaxed transition ${
+                                isCurrentQuestion
+                                  ? "border-gray-200 bg-gray-100/60 text-gray-400 cursor-default"
+                                  : "border-blue-200/60 bg-blue-50/40 text-gray-800 hover:border-blue-300 hover:bg-blue-100/60"
+                              }`}
+                              data-testid="follow-up-question"
+                            >
+                              {q}
+                              {isCurrentQuestion ? " (current question)" : " → pick this question"}
+                            </button>
+                          );
+                        })}
                       </div>
                     ) : (
                       <p className="text-xs text-gray-400">None yet</p>
@@ -403,7 +415,55 @@ function EvidenceLimitCard({ summary }) {
   );
 }
 
-// ── Per-thread contribution badge (compact indicator) ──────────────
+// ── Prior contribution summary (embedded within FocusedQuestionBody) ───
+
+function PriorContributionsSummary({ nodeId, contributions }) {
+  const threadContribs = contributions.filter((c) => c.targetNodeId === nodeId);
+  if (!threadContribs.length) return null;
+
+  // Exclude the most recent contribution — it is already shown as the current result above.
+  const priorContribs = threadContribs.slice(0, -1);
+  if (!priorContribs.length) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-lg border border-gray-200/60 bg-gray-50/40 px-4 py-3">
+      <h4 className="mb-1 text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-widest uppercase text-gray-500">
+        Previous learning
+      </h4>
+      {priorContribs.map((c, idx) => (
+        <details key={c.id || idx} className="mb-2 border-b border-gray-200/40 last:border-0 pb-2 last:pb-0" open={idx === 0}>
+          <summary className="cursor-pointer text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 select-none py-1">
+            Turn {c.sequence || idx + 1} — contribution ({c.observations?.length ?? 0} observations, {c.uncertainties?.length ?? 0} unclear)
+          </summary>
+          <div className="pt-2 space-y-3">
+            {c.observations?.length ? (
+              <div>
+                <h5 className="text-[10px] font-semibold tracking-widest uppercase text-gray-500">What this tells us</h5>
+                <ul className="list-disc pl-5 space-y-0.5">
+                  {c.observations.map((o, i) => (
+                    <li key={i} className="text-xs leading-relaxed text-gray-700">{o}</li>
+                  ))}
+                </ul>
+              </div>
+            ) : null}
+            {c.uncertainties?.length ? (
+              <div>
+                <h5 className="text-[10px] font-semibold tracking-widest uppercase text-gray-500">Still unclear</h5>
+                <ul className="list-disc pl-5 space-y-0.5">
+                  {c.uncertainties.map((u, i) => (
+                    <li key={i} className="text-xs leading-relaxed text-gray-700">{u}</li>
+                  ))}
+                </ul>
+              </div>
+            ) : null}
+          </div>
+        </details>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Thread contributions badge (standalone — used outside focused body) ───
 
 function ThreadContributionsBadge({ nodeId, contributions }) {
   const threadContribs = contributions.filter((c) => c.targetNodeId === nodeId);
@@ -965,6 +1025,7 @@ function OpenQuestionsPanel({
                   setFocusedPresentationItemId={setFocusedPresentationItemId}
                   setDoneForNowIds={setDoneForNowIds}
                   setFollowUpQuestion={setFollowUpQuestion}
+                  focusedContributions={focusedContributions}
                 />
 
                 {/* Thread contributions for this node */}
@@ -1575,6 +1636,7 @@ export default function ReasoningWorkspace({
                                 setFocusedPresentationItemId={setFocusedPresentationItemId}
                                 setDoneForNowIds={setDoneForNowIds}
                                 setFollowUpQuestion={setFollowUpQuestion}
+                                focusedContributions={focusedContributions}
                               />
                             );
                           })()}