Research -- StepUp to Learn

Two areas of the brain may work in combination to tell the brain when it’s “feeling” tired and either quits or continues exerting mental effort.

New study suggests that the magic of live performance art may be reflected in our brains.

Your brain has a hidden beat — here's how smarter minds sync to it.

Your brain doesn’t just hear a steady rhythm or musical tone—it reorganizes itself in real time. Here’s why that matters.

Scientists found that dopamine-producing neurons forecast not only reward, but its timing—some fire for immediate rewards, others for future ones

Researchers challenge a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct transmission sites — not a shared site — to achieve different types of plasticity. 

Scientists have long sought to understand how the brain retrieves words during speech. Now researchers at New York University shed light on this mystery.

Researchers challenge a widely held belief that decorative images hinder learning.

AI shows promise detecting dyslexia and dysgraphia from what children write on paper and tablets.

Researchers use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to record brain activity while solving visual brain teasers. The results were surprising!

A new study explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties.

Researchers test handwriting and typing on the ability to learn letters and to assimilate and remember word structure.