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·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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·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.

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·January 5, 2015·2 min read

Human Speech’s Surprising Influence on Young Infants

A new study assesses the impact of human speech on infant cognition during the first year of life.

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·December 23, 2014·2 min read

Could Playing Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’ and Other Music Improve Kids’ Brains?

Learning an instrument can also train children to control their emotions and diminish their anxiety, a new study reports.

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Featured Genetics

·December 23, 2014·2 min read

Could Birdsong Help Us Solve Stuttering?

New research suggests we can gain a better understanding of human speech production by looking at the genetics of songbirds.

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·December 22, 2014·3 min read

Using Light to Understand the Brain

Using flashes of light, researchers 'read' and 'write' neural signals, a new study reports.

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·December 19, 2014·7 min read

Lost Memories Might Be Able to Be Restored, Researchers Report

A new study reports long term memories might not be stored in synapses, as was previously thought.

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·December 16, 2014·3 min read

Naming People and Objects in Baby’s First Year May Offer Learning Benefits Years Later

Study reports communicating with infants and labeling items familiar to them can help babies make connections between what they see and what they hear, improving learning later in life.