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·February 19, 2015·4 min read

Study Finds Helpful Features and Gaps in Digital Games and Learning

A new study reviews how teachers use video games to educate children in the classroom. The report identifies the features teachers find most useful in tracking learning.

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Autism Featured

·February 19, 2015·3 min read

Research Aims to Utilize Symptom of Autism to Improve Reading Comprehension

Researchers aim to improve reading comprehension in children with ASD by using their 'perseverative interest'.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 18, 2015·4 min read

Nicotine Metabolite Amplifies Action of the Primary Chemical Messenger for Memory and Learning

A new study reports nicotine's primary metabolite supports memory and learning by amplifying the action of a primary chemical messenger in both.

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Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·February 16, 2015·3 min read

Human Neural Stem Cells Restore Cognitive Functions Impaired by Chemotherapy

A new study reports human neural stem cells show promise for reversing cognitive impairments following chemotherapy.

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Autism Featured Psychology

·February 12, 2015·2 min read

A Brain System that Appears To Compensate for Autism, OCD, and Dyslexia

People with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD, OCD and dyslexia appear to compensate for dysfunction by relying on declarative memory.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 5, 2015·4 min read

Learning with All the Senses

A new study reports it is easier to learn vocabulary if the brain can link the word with different sensory perceptions.

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·January 13, 2015·4 min read

World’s Oldest Butchery Tools Gave Evolutionary Edge to Human Communication

A new study provides evidence for the co-evolution of our ability to communicate and Stone Age butchery tools.

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·January 10, 2015·2 min read

Learning Without Conflict

Researchers have developed a mathematical equation which explains how equilibrium is achieved by two forms of synaptic plasticity during learning.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·January 8, 2015·2 min read

How Quality of Sleep Impacts Academic Performance in Children

A new study reports children who get a good night's sleep perform better in math and languages.

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·January 8, 2015·4 min read

Practice Really Does Make Perfect

New research provides insight into how tasks are learned and could have positive implications for rehabilitation.

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Featured Genetics

·January 7, 2015·2 min read

Researchers Discover How a Protein Crucial to Learning and Memory Works

By learning more about how a protein crucial for learning works, researchers move a step closer to figuring out how memory and learning work, a new study reports.