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Videos vs Illustrated Texts: What Is the Impact on Learning?

Videos vs Illustrated Texts: What Is the Impact on Learning?

Researchers compare learning from videos vs illustrated texts and found that one boosts retention and understanding.

Unlocking Math Potential: How Spatial Language Boosts Number Skills

Unlocking Math Potential: How Spatial Language Boosts Number Skills

How teaching spatial language skills to preschoolers boosts their understanding of number size.

Can Coding Boost Executive Function Skills?

Can Coding Boost Executive Function Skills?

Researchers question how teaching computational thinking skills can help elementary students’ executive function skills.

Baby Babble and the Malleable Brain

Baby Babble and the Malleable Brain

Princeton neuroscientists find surprising clues from chatty monkeys who share the power of babble.

Scientists Just Found the Brain’s Secret GPS System

Scientists Just Found the Brain’s Secret GPS System

Researchers discovered two brain regions that work as a “neural compass," keeping people oriented in virtual city navigation

ChatGPT vs Students: Study Reveals Who Writes Better

ChatGPT vs Students: Study Reveals Who Writes Better

While the AI essays were found to be impressively coherent and grammatically sound, they fell short in one crucial area.

The Paradox of Prior Knowledge on Learning Outcomes

The Paradox of Prior Knowledge on Learning Outcomes

Researchers assumed more relevant prior knowledge would lead to better learning. Here's what really happened. 

Memories Drift Across Neurons Over Time

Memories Drift Across Neurons Over Time

Map-making neurons change even when familiar settings remain exactly the same

Feeling Mental Exhaustion? These Two Brain Areas May Control Whether You Give Up or Persevere

Feeling Mental Exhaustion? These Two Brain Areas May Control Whether You Give Up or Persevere

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.

Live Dance Sparks Brainwave Synchrony

Live Dance Sparks Brainwave Synchrony

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

Thinking in Sync: How Brain Rhythms Support Intelligence

Thinking in Sync: How Brain Rhythms Support Intelligence

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

Dancing Brainwaves – How Sound Reshapes Your Brain Networks in Real Time

Dancing Brainwaves – How Sound Reshapes Your Brain Networks in Real Time

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