FeaturedNeuroscience·June 20, 2018·1 min readForgetting May Help Improve Memory and LearningAccording to researchers, there is some benefit to forgetting information. A new study report forgetting information plays a positive role in learning and can improve long term memory retention.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 13, 2018·3 min readPossible Marker Found to Predict Long Term LearningResearchers have identified a possible neurological biomarker for long term learning. The brain wave biomarker could allow educators to attempt new educational techniques to improve long term learning by measuring the results via EEG testing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 12, 2018·2 min readMusic Playschool Enhances Children’s Linguistic SkillsIncorporating musical lessons into preschool classes can significantly help to improve children's linguistic skills, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 10, 2018·4 min readThorny Life of New Born NeuronsA new study reports repeated stimulation enlarges dendritic spines, enabling contact with existing neural networks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 7, 2018·5 min readMaps Made of Nerve CellsResearchers have created a new model that may help explain how the brain stores memories of tangible events. The new model explains how neural activity in the hippocampus can help map space, time and context in episodic memories.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 7, 2018·4 min readWaves Move Across the Human Brain to Support MemoryAlpha and theta oscillations move rhythmically across the brain, reflecting neural activity propagating across the cortex to help form working memory, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2018·5 min readHuman Drug Addiction Behaviors Tied to Specific Impairments in 6 Brain NetworksA new study reports impairments in six brain networks are associated with addiction behaviors. The findings may pave the way for developing more targeted treatments for addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 5, 2018·5 min readThrow Like a Girl? No, He or She Hasn’t Been TaughtResearchers say many children, especially girls, aren't taught basic motor skills like throwing or running. The researchers are developing an improved movement curriculum to increase motor skill competence in preschool aged children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 31, 2018·5 min readThis Is Your Brain Detecting PatternsA new study reports our brains process pattern learning in a different way than probabilistic learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2018·3 min readWhat Do Animals Want?A new machine learning study reveals behavioral strategies in worms. The study, researchers say, may shed light on how humans make decisions.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 29, 2018·3 min readMongooses Inherit Behavior From Role Models Rather Than ParentsAccording to researchers, young mongoose learn their behavior from their 'escort' role models, not their genetic parents.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 24, 2018·5 min readNew Parts of the Brain Become Active After Students Learn PhysicsA neuroimaging study reveals brain areas not commonly associated with science learning become active when people complete physics problems.Read More