FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 8, 2021·4 min readSugar Overload May Be a Recipe for Long-Term ProblemsHigher sugar diets during childhood increase the risk for obesity, cognitive impairments, and attention deficits as adults, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 8, 2021·5 min readHow Taking Short Breaks May Help Our Brains Learn New SkillsThe resting brain repeatedly and rapidly replays faster memories of what a person has recently learned and practiced. The more a person replays the memory during rest, the better they become during subsequent sessions where they practice their newly learned skill.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 7, 2021·3 min readLack of Math Education Negatively Affects Adolescent Brain and Cognitive DevelopmentDiscontinuing an education in math after age 16 can be disadvantageous for cognitive development, a new study reports. Those who stopped studying math at age 16 had lower levels of a chemical associated with brain plasticity in areas of the brain associated with cognitive function.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 3, 2021·5 min readBilingualism as a Natural Therapy for Autistic ChildrenBilingualism in children on the autism spectrum partly makes up for deficits in theory of mind and executive function, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 1, 2021·5 min readHow Active Early Learning Shapes the Adult BrainVulnerable children who received emotionally supportive and stimulating learning in the first five years of life had significant changes in brain structure during mid-life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·May 24, 2021·5 min readMyopia Link to Poor SleepPeople with myopia appear to have delayed circadian rhythms and lower production of melatonin in the brain compared to those without the visual problem.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 24, 2021·3 min readThe Brain Learns Faces Fastest In PersonIn-person interactions strengthen neural signals related to facial recognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 21, 2021·4 min read‘Sounding It Out’ Not so Easy for Children With DyslexiaNeuroimaging study reveals a biological deficit in some children with dyslexia that impairs phonological decoding.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 21, 2021·4 min readBrain’s Memory Center Stays Active During ‘Infantile Amnesia’By three months, babies are already enlisting the hippocampus to help recognize and learn patterns, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 20, 2021·5 min readThese Cognitive Exercises Help Young Children Boost Their Math SkillsChildren show improved ability in their math skills when they are trained to practice visual working memory and reasoning tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 19, 2021·4 min readAlzheimer Protein App Regulates Learning and Social Behavior in the Healthy BrainAPP, a protein commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease, plays a vital role in learning, memory, and social behavior in the developing brain, a new mouse study finds.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 18, 2021·5 min readAncient Australian Aboriginal Memory Tool Superior to ‘Memory Palace’ LearningAn ancient Aboriginal memorization technique has been proven to be superior to the ancient Greek "memory palace" technique when it came to recalling and retaining factual information people had learned.Read More
