FeaturedPsychology·November 13, 2013·2 min readLiteracy Depends Largely on Nurture, Not Nature, UB Professor SaysResearchers discover a child's ability to read depends mostly on where the child is born, rather than on their individual qualities.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 14, 2015·5 min readA New Way To Assess Future Literacy Challenges in ChildrenAccording to a new study, the brain's ability to process consonants in a noisy environment could give clues to a child's literacy potential.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
FeaturedPsychology·March 3, 2016·3 min readReading Can Improve Mental FlexibilityA new study reports that reading a good book can help increase mental flexibility.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 7, 2016·4 min readBaby Talk: How Parent-Child Communication From Birth to Three Sets the Stage for SuccessResearchers offer specific guidance to parents about just what kind of talk is most important, and at what ages and stages in a child’s growth.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 27, 2017·3 min readBrain Activity Can Be Used to Predict Reading Success up to 2 Years in AdvanceResearchers study event related potentials to help predict children's reading levels in years to come.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 25, 2017·5 min readLearning to Read in Your 30s Profoundly Transforms the BrainFindings shed light on possible causes for reading disorders such as dyslexia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 23, 2018·4 min readCulture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We ThinkA new study sheds light on how reading shapes our brain and can improve our memory. Those who are not practiced readers, researchers discovered, find it more difficult to distinguish how an object is oriented in space.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·September 18, 2019·3 min readLearning to read boosts the visual brainLearning to read enhances responses to other visual input in early visual areas of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 14, 2019·4 min readHere’s how you help kids crack the reading codeLearning letter-sound correspondences early provides the best possible basis to learning how to read.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·January 30, 2020·3 min readVision may be the real cause of children’s problemsVisual processing problems in children have been linked to dyslexia, problems with motor skills, and difficulties in mathematics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 4, 2020·6 min readUnderstanding the developing brain for readingA structural brain scaffold in infants serves as a foundation for literacy. Language and reading may refine this pre-existing brain scaffold. The study also reveals robust language networks activate while children sleep if stories are read to them during slumber.Read More