FeaturedPsychology·January 12, 2016·4 min readToddlers With Poor Short Term Memory More Likely to Drop Out of High School as TeensA new study reports on the benefits of helping toddlers develop their working memory skills.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 9, 2016·4 min readInteraction During Reading Helps Develop Kids’ Language SkillsInteracting with your child while you read to them can help boost language skills in toddlers, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·January 7, 2016·4 min readSlow Stem Cell Division May Cause Small BrainsA new study reports delayed neural stem cells can produce smaller brains than normal.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 6, 2016·3 min readLow Oxygen Levels Soon After Birth May Raise Learning and Behavioral Disorder RisksChronic hypoxia can induce an inflammatory response with concomitant demyelination that can lead to future behavioral deficits, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 6, 2016·4 min readIs Your Toddler Ready to Read?Researchers identify which young children could benefit most from additional attention when it comes to learning how to read.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 29, 2015·5 min readA New Method for Analyzing Synaptic DensityResearchers have developed a machine learning tool that could help further understanding of synaptic activity in learning and neurodevelopment.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 24, 2015·6 min readMachines That Learn Like HumansResearchers report AI could learn to recognize objects in from just a few examples and may better model human cognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 18, 2015·4 min readIs Forgetting Key to Learning?A new study reports what you forget could be key to what you learn and remember.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·December 17, 2015·4 min readA Molecular Basis for MemoryStudy supports the hypothesis that memories are encoded with the help of epigenetic modification.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 14, 2015·3 min readHumans Evolved to Get Better Quality Sleep in Less TimeA new study reports we evolved to be more efficient sleepers than our closest animal relatives.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 11, 2015·5 min readComputer System Passes Visual Turing TestResearchers have developed a computer system with the ability to produce a variation of characters in an unfamiliar writing system. The symbols are indistinguishable from those created by humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 10, 2015·3 min readCan Learning Be Predicted By GABA Levels?Learning successes can be predicted by baseline GABA levels, a new study reports.Read More