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·April 20, 2023·8 min read

Beyond Words: Children Use Cognitive Skills in Language Learning

A new study challenges widely held assumptions about language acquisition in children, finding language learning and cognitive skills are interconnected.

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·April 20, 2023·7 min read

“Sweet” Research Sheds Light on Glucose Metabolism in Neurons

Neurons in the brain directly metabolize glucose to function normally, contrary to previous beliefs that glial cells metabolized the sugar and indirectly fueled neurons. The findings could provide insights into the development of new therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, where the brain's uptake of glucose decreases in the early stages of the diseases.

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·April 19, 2023·4 min read

Why Some Children May Be Slower to Learn Words

Children with larger vocabularies look directly and quickly towards an object when learning new words, while those with smaller vocabularies look back and forth between objects and have a slower response time.

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·April 19, 2023·4 min read

Older Adults May Achieve Same Cognition as Undergrads

Improved cognition was seen in older adults who learned multiple new tasks, and the improvements got better as time passed, a new study reports.

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·April 13, 2023·4 min read

In Sync Brainwaves Predict Learning

Students have better learning outcomes when their brains are in sync with their fellow students and teachers, researchers discovered.

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·March 17, 2023·4 min read

Machine Intelligence and Humanity Benefit From “Spiral” of Mutual Learning

Humans and computers can interact via multiple modes and channels to respectively gain wisdom and deepen intelligence.

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·March 14, 2023·3 min read

Learning Behavior Differs Between OCD and Problem Gambling

When the reward is less than expected, people with OCD exhibit lower-than-normal learning rates. Conversely, those with gambling addictions exhibit boosted and blunted patterns of learning when the rewards are higher and lower than expected.

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·March 10, 2023·5 min read

Astrocyte Cells Critical for Learning Skilled Movements

Study reveals two specific ways in which astrocytes directly impact motor learning.

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·March 9, 2023·3 min read

Replaying Experiences Can Help Future Decision Making

When it's more helpful to think ahead, people rely on the memories of previous experiences to help make choices.

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·March 9, 2023·4 min read

Complex Learned Social Behavior Discovered in Bee’s Waggle Dance

A bee's "waggle dance", an intricate series of motions that signals the location of critical resources to other bees, is improved by social learning and can be culturally transmitted.

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·March 6, 2023·6 min read

Juggling Morality While We Learn

Study reveals how the brain juggles morally conflicting outcomes while learning, finding people who opt to make decisions for personal gain at the expense of others can comprehend and empathize with potential negative outcomes, but still ultimately choose to pursue options that benefit them.

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·February 21, 2023·2 min read

Robot Helps Students With Learning Disabilities Stay Focused

QT, a newly developed social robot, is successful at helping children with learning disabilities stay focused on their school work. Researchers say the robot makes positive contributions to the classroom and learning environment for those with learning disabilities.