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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

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

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

Heads Up, Teachers! How Your Posture Hurts or Helps Student Engagement

Heads Up, Teachers! How Your Posture Hurts or Helps Student Engagement

Variations in an instructor's body posture can enhance teaching and stimulate learning by influencing students' perceptions and attitudes.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Motivation

Brain Waves Shape the Words We Hear

Brain Waves Shape the Words We Hear

The timing of our brain waves shapes which words we hear. 

Posted in Attention, Language, Neuroscience, Speech

Eureka! Exploring Learning Through Moments of Insight

Eureka! Exploring Learning Through Moments of Insight

Learning is often not a gradual process, but takes place in leaps and bounds.
Posted in Attention, Education, Neuroscience

Brain-Imaging Study Reveals Curiosity as it Emerges

Brain-Imaging Study Reveals Curiosity as it Emerges

In a first, researchers link subjective feelings of curiosity to the way the brain physically represents it.

Posted in Attention, Engagement, Motivation, Neuroscience

Sensory Overload? How the Brain Adapts Hearing in Different Listening Situations

Sensory Overload? How the Brain Adapts Hearing in Different Listening Situations

Researchers uncover brain region’s role in hearing and learning, paving the way for improving hearing in both healthy individuals and those with sensory impairments.
Posted in Attention, Neuroscience

How a Walk in Nature Restores Attention

How a Walk in Nature Restores Attention

Time spent in nature is good for the heart and soul, new research shows that it is good for your brain, too.

Posted in Attention, Health & Wellness, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience, Technology

Surprise! — How the Brain Learns to Deal with the Unexpected

Surprise! — How the Brain Learns to Deal with the Unexpected

For children, the world is full of surprises. Adults, on the other hand, are much more difficult to surprise. And there are complex processes behind this apparently straightforward state of affairs. Researchers at the University of Basel have been using mice to decode how reactions to the unexpected develop in the growing brain.

Posted in Attention, Memory, Neuroscience

Need to Improve Focus? This One Habit Can Keep You On Task

Need to Improve Focus? This One Habit Can Keep You On Task

New research provides evidence that this simple and easily implementable change can help individuals better sustain their attention and reduce attention lapses.
Posted in Attention, Motivation

What an Animated Taco Reveals About Curiosity and Patience

What an Animated Taco Reveals About Curiosity and Patience

New research shows how curiosity can prioritize the journey over the outcome.
Posted in Attention, Education, Engagement, Neuroscience