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How Sleep Blocks Unwanted Thoughts (and Keeps You Focused)

How Sleep Blocks Unwanted Thoughts (and Keeps You Focused)

A new link between sleep and mental health includes brain regions that keep unwanted memories out of mind.
Posted in Attention, Memory, Neuroscience

Dust Off Your Trainers and Boost Your Working Memory

Dust Off Your Trainers and Boost Your Working Memory

Insights into the working memory of athletes and non-athletes across different types of sports and performance levels.
Posted in Memory, Movement & Exercise

New Brain Mapping Technique Reveals Insights into Attention and Language

New Brain Mapping Technique Reveals Insights into Attention and Language

Mapping connections between brain regions reveals insights into how higher order functions like language and attention are organized.
Posted in Attention, Language, Neuroscience

Unlocking the Science of Sleep: How Rest Enhances Language Learning

Unlocking the Science of Sleep: How Rest Enhances Language Learning

New study reveals the profound significance of sleep on language-learning.
Posted in Health & Wellness, Language, Memory

Variety is the Spice of Life... and Learning

Variety is the Spice of Life... and Learning

Despite what learners predicted would help them, this type of retrieval practice boosted memory and learning.
Posted in Education

How a Lack of Confidence Actually Boosts Learning

How a Lack of Confidence Actually Boosts Learning

A new study at Rutgers University looked at what makes people want feedback and how it affects learning.
Posted in Education, Motivation

Memories Are Not Only in the Brain

Memories Are Not Only in the Brain

Study shows these cells learn and make memories in ways similar to neurons

Posted in Memory, Neuroscience

Studying Wikipedia Browsing Habits to Learn How People Learn

Studying Wikipedia Browsing Habits to Learn How People Learn

Researchers discover cultural drivers of curiosity and learning.

Posted in Attention, Engagement, Memory, Motivation, Technology

How Do You Remember How to Ride a Bike? Thank Your Cerebellum.

How Do You Remember How to Ride a Bike? Thank Your Cerebellum.

Part researchers, part detectives, two Harvard professors deepen our understanding of long-term motor skill memories.
Posted in Memory, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience

Scanning, Scrolling, and Swiping: New Research Uncovers Why Our Brains Are Effective at Quickly Processing Short Messages

Scanning, Scrolling, and Swiping: New Research Uncovers Why Our Brains Are Effective at Quickly Processing Short Messages

Our brains detect basic sentence structure nearly as quickly as they recognize a visual scene.
Posted in Attention, Language, Neuroscience, Reading Skills

GoBot Go! Using a Robot Playmate to Promote Physical Activity in Children

GoBot Go! Using a Robot Playmate to Promote Physical Activity in Children

Young children show increased physical activity with a robot playmate moving around the room.

Posted in Movement & Exercise

Echoes in the Brain: Why Today’s Workout Could Fuel Next Week’s Bright Idea

Echoes in the Brain: Why Today’s Workout Could Fuel Next Week’s Bright Idea

The everyday effects of sleep, exercise, heart rate and mood could linger in our brains for over two weeks, according to a pioneering study.
Posted in Health & Wellness, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience