Education Research Articles - Neuroscience News

A new method for boosting the learning of mathematics

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 2, 2020

Researchers have developed a new intervention program that promotes the learning of math to school-aged children. More than half the children who entered the ACE-ArithmEcole program were better able to solve complex math problems, compared to 29% who were not exposed to the new method.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscience6 min read

Only half of US children get enough sleep during the week

Neuroscience NewsOctober 25, 2019

52% of children aged between 6 and 17 in the USA are not getting the recommended amount of sleep during the week. Children who sleep 9 or more hours a night showed more interest in learning, improved social behavior, and an increased desire to do well at school.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscience4 min read

This shows a student sleeping at her desk

Better sleep habits lead to better college grades

Neuroscience NewsOctober 1, 2019

Better quality, longer duration, and consistency of sleep were strongly associated with better academic performance in college.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology7 min read

This shows a diagram from the research paper

Engaging educational videos elicit similar brain activity in students

Neuroscience NewsAugust 19, 2019

Higher similarity in brain activity was noted while students watched educational clips they ranked as most appealing. The findings could help content creators to use neuroscience data in the creation of strong educational materials.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscience3 min read

This shows a PET scan of a person with Alzheimer's

Education and intelligence may protect cognition’ but don’t prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Neuroscience NewsJune 11, 2019

Intelligence, education and participating in cognitively challenging tasks may stave off the effects of dementia for longer, but can not protect against the inevitable Alzheimer's pathology in those at risk.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience6 min read

This shows a young boy taking a nap on his school desk

Children who nap midday are happier, excel academically, and have fewer behavioral problems

Neuroscience NewsJune 2, 2019

Children aged 10 to 12 have greater happiness, self-control, fewer behavioral problems, increased cognitive performance and academic achievement when they take a brief midday nap, a new study reports.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology7 min read

This shows an older man and woman talking on a street

Aging gracefully: Study identifies factors for healthy memory at any age

Neuroscience NewsApril 10, 2019

Older adults who have higher levels of education, embark on more social activities and stay cognitively active have a slower rate of cognitive decline than those who engage in less self-maintenance and social activities. ... Read More...

FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles4 min read

This is a collection of neuroimaging photos from the study.

How education may stave off cognitive decline

Neuroscience NewsApril 8, 2019

Neuroimaging reveals those who have spent more years studying have increased cortical thickness in the medial prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate and orbitofrontal areas of the brain. Researchers also identified enhanced gene expression profiles in these brain regions that promote information processing and provide protection against some age-related neurodegenerative diseases.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience4 min read

Looks Matter When It Comes to Success in STEM, Study Shows

Neuroscience NewsMarch 6, 2019

Researchers look into how racially stereotypical appearances and prejudice affect outcomes for students in STEM fields. ... Read More...

FeaturedPsychology6 min read

Singing for Science: How the Arts Can Help Students Who Struggle Most

Neuroscience NewsMarch 5, 2019

Research from Johns Hopkins University provides more evidence that learning with arts-integrated instruction was as good and sometimes better than conventional instruction.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology6 min read

Education Improves Decision Making Ability

Neuroscience NewsOctober 7, 2018

A new study reveals education can be leveraged to help enhance a person's economic rationality.... Read More...

FeaturedPsychology4 min read

Genes are Key to Academic Success

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 5, 2018

A new study reports genetic factors count for about 70% of stable academic achievement throughout schooling.... Read More...

FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles4 min read

News

Men and women have equal spatial cognition skills

The easy route the easy way: New chip calculates the shortest distance in an instant

Strict adherence to traditional masculinity associated with more severe PTSD in vets

Neuroscience

Men and women have equal spatial cognition skills

The easy route the easy way: New chip calculates the shortest distance in an instant

Strict adherence to traditional masculinity associated with more severe PTSD in vets

Neurology

New look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer’s, and asthma

Children to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate change

Parkinson’s disease may start before birth

AI

The easy route the easy way: New chip calculates the shortest distance in an instant

A rat had basically no brain, but it could still see, hear, smell, and feel

Google and Janelia researchers unveil biggest, most detailed map of the fly brain to date

Robotics

Findings about sea star locomotion could aid in development of simpler, decentralized systems in robotics

The first living robots

Psychology

Strict adherence to traditional masculinity associated with more severe PTSD in vets

Children to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate change

How personality predicts seeing others as sex objects

Education

A new method for boosting the learning of mathematics

Only half of US children get enough sleep during the week

Better sleep habits lead to better college grades

Engaging educational videos elicit similar brain activity in students

Education and intelligence may protect cognition’ but don’t prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Children who nap midday are happier, excel academically, and have fewer behavioral problems

How education may stave off cognitive decline

Looks Matter When It Comes to Success in STEM, Study Shows

Singing for Science: How the Arts Can Help Students Who Struggle Most

Education Improves Decision Making Ability

Genes are Key to Academic Success