FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·June 15, 2016·5 min readSimple Numbers Game Appears to Improve Math Skills in KidsResearchers report they have been able to help kindergarten aged children to improve their arithmetic performance with the help of a simple computerized numbers game.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 15, 2016·4 min readEmotionally Positive Situation Boost Memory for Similar Future EventsA new study reports combining a positive emotional component with a given stimulus promotes memory for future stimuli of the same type.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 14, 2016·5 min readHow Insights into Human Learning Can Foster Smarter Artificial IntelligenceA new study updates a theory originally developed to explain how humans learn and highlights its importance as a framework to guide AI.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 14, 2016·3 min readHow Environmental Toxin Dioxin Alters Brain Development: Mouse StudyA new study sheds light on how exposure to an environmental toxin can have implications for the developing brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 13, 2016·5 min readSuccess in Second Language Learning Linked to Genetic and Brain MeasuresSuccess at learning a second language may be a result of your genetics and brain structure, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 13, 2016·3 min readNeuroimaging Reveals Adaptations of the Alcoholic BrainA new imaging technique could help to provide a way to break the cycle of alcoholism.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 11, 2016·4 min read“Now or Never Bottleneck” Explains Language AcquisitionFundamental limitations on sensory and cognitive memory shape language acquisition and processing, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 31, 2016·3 min readBrain Area Responsible for Learning From Immediate Experience IdentifiedResearchers report the mediodorsal thalamus plays a key role in rapidly updating information as we learn.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 31, 2016·4 min readBaby Talk Can Help Songbirds Learn Their SongsAccording to a new study, adult songbirds modify their vocalizations when singing to juveniles in much the same way humans do when talking to babies.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 27, 2016·3 min readBaby Talk: Words With Repeated Sounds Help Infants Learn LanguageAccording to researchers, babies find it easier to grasp the names of objects with repeated syllables over words with non-identical syllables.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 26, 2016·4 min readMimicking Deep Sleep Brain Activity Improves Memory: Mouse StudyResearchers have discovered a brain circuit that governs how certain memories are consolidated in the brain during sleep.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 26, 2016·4 min readMemories Can Resist Interference During New LearningResearchers report acquiring new memories can interfere with old ones, making them more likely to be forgotten.Read More