Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Awake Mental Replay of Past Experiences Critical for Learning
Blocking it stumps memory-guided decision-making in rats – NIH-funded study Awake mental replay of past experiences is essential for making informed choices, suggests a study in rats. Without it, the animals’ memory-based decision-making faltered, say scientists [Read More]
How Your Eyes Deceive You
Researchers at the University of Sydney have thrown new light on the tricks the brain plays as it struggles to make sense of the visual and other sensory signals it constantly receives. The research has implications for understanding how the brain interprets the world [Read More]
New Finding Offers Neurological Support for Adam Smith’s Theories of Morality
The part of the brain we use when engaging in egalitarian behavior may also be linked to a larger sense of morality, researchers have found. Their conclusions, which offer scientific support for Adam Smith’s theories of morality, are based on experimental research [Read More]
In Immersion Foreign Language Learning, Adults Attain, Retain Native Speaker Brain Pattern
A first-of-its kind series of brain studies shows how an adult learning a foreign language can come to use the same brain mechanisms as a native speaker. The research also demonstrates that the kind of exposure you have to the language can determine whether you achieve [Read More]
New Software Responds to Students’ Emotions, Boredom
Emotion-sensing computer software that models and responds to students’ cognitive and emotional states – including frustration and boredom – has been developed by University of Notre Dame Assistant Professor of Psychology Sidney D’Mello and colleagues from [Read More]
Researchers Rewrite Textbook on Location of Brain’s Speech Processing Center
New location of critical area provides hints on origin of language. Scientists have long believed that human speech is processed towards the back of the brain’s cerebral cortex, behind auditory cortex where all sounds are received — a place famously known as [Read More]
T-rays Technology Could Help Develop Star Trek-style Hand-held Medical Scanners
Scientists have developed a new way to create Terahertz waves (T-rays) that may one day lead to biomedical detective devices similar to the ‘tricorder’ scanner used in Star Trek. Scientists have developed a new way to create electromagnetic Terahertz (THz) waves [Read More]
Wiring The Brain: Making Connections – International Conference in Ireland
Wiring The Brain: Making Connections is an international conference that will be held in Powerscourt, County Wicklow, Ireland from April 12-15, 2011. The conference will explore how brain connectivity is established, what happens to circuit and network function when the [Read More]
Neurobehavioral Anatomy, Third Edition – Neuroscience Book Review
This is a Neuroscience News book review of Neurobehavioral Anatomy, Third Edition by Christopher M. Filley. Lately, neuroscience anatomy books tend to focus on visually stunning images of the brain and colorful drawings of various nervous system components while sacrificing [Read More]
World Autism Awareness Day – Share the Facts About Autism Spectrum Disorders
World Autism Awareness Day is here. April 2, 2011 marks the fourth annual World Autism Awareness Day. To help build awareness, NeuroscienceNews.com provides some useful information to become informed about what most know simply as “autism”. We have provided [Read More]
