FeaturedPsychology·May 5, 2015·4 min readHow the Brain Separates Our Ability to Talk and WriteResearchers find it is possible to damage the speaking part of the brain but leave the writing part unaffected.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·April 29, 2015·4 min readResearchers Discover Brain Circuitry Responsible for Encoding Positive and Negative Learned AssociationsResearchers identify neural circuitry responsible for fear and reward learning in mice.Read More
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FeaturedPsychology·April 25, 2015·3 min readReading to Children Promotes Brain DevelopmentResearchers provide evidence that reading to young children is associated with brain activity supporting early reading skills.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 24, 2015·3 min readThinking on Your FeetA new study reports students engage better in classroom activities when standing up.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 9, 2015·6 min readHow the Brain Balances Risk Taking and LearningResearchers discover the basis for how animals balance risk taking and learning to get a more predictable environment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 6, 2015·6 min readNeural Activity in Quickest Learners Differs From the SlowestA new study reports of a biological basis as to why some people are quicker to learn than others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·April 2, 2015·3 min readElement of Surprise Help Babies Learn BestAccording to a new study, babies learn best when their expectations are defied.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychologyVisual Neuroscience·April 1, 2015·6 min readFaster Consolidation of Learning Visual Tasks Seen in Video Game PlayersA new study reports video gamers could learn visual tasks quicker than their non gaming peers.Read More
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