Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Google Science Fair 2011 – Global Science Competition for Teenagers
This post is sponsored by Unruly Media. Teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 years old are invited to submit science projects in the Google Science Fair 2011. Participating in the global science fair could be a wonderful life changing experience for a young, budding [Read More]
Could Training the Brain’ Help Children with Tourette Syndrome?
Children with Tourette syndrome could benefit from behavioural therapy to reduce their symptoms, according to a new brain imaging study. Researchers at The University of Nottingham discovered that the brains of children with Tourette syndrome (TS) develop in a unique way [Read More]
70 Years Old and Smarter Than Ever
A large study of 70-year-olds born in either 1901-1902, or 1930, provides evidence that the population of 70-year-olds in 2000 did much better on intelligence tests than the 70-year-olds of 1971-72. [Read More]
Physically Fit Children Have Bigger Hippocampal Volume
Neuroscientists have reported they have found an association between physical fitness and brain development in children. The report suggests children who are physically fitter tend to have larger hippocampi and perform better in memory based tests than their less fit [Read More]
Hard to Catch Up on Sleep Loss Study Finds
Sleeping in on the weekends may not allow you to recover from the sleep lost during the work week according to a recent sleep study. [Read More]
Early Education Fights Dementia
Brain research reveals a correlation between amount of education and dementia. [Read More]
Neuroscience of Music – How Music Enhances Learning Through Neuroplasticity
Neuroscience research into the neuroscience of music shows that musicians' brains may be primed to distinguish meaningful sensory information from noise. [Read More]
Journal of NeuroVirology
Neuroscientists will want to take note of a publication change to the Journal of Neurovirology ( JNV ). Springer will be publishing the Journal of NeuroVirology starting January 2011. [Read More]
Scientists Predict Your Behaviors Better Than You
Scientists predict your behavior better than you according to new neuroscience research. [Read More]
