Research -- StepUp to Learn
Taking Short Breaks May Help our Brains Learn New Skills
The resting brain repeatedly replays compressed memories of what was just practiced.
Youngest Children in Class Are More Likely to Be Diagnosed with a Learning Disability
Children born in December are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with a learning disorder as those born in January.
Exercise Aids the Cognitive Development of Children Born Preterm
A premature start in life can cause problems even into teenage years. A recent study indicates that training motor skills in these children helps even when they are older.
Sugar: High Consumption Affects Learning, Memory
New research shows high sugar consumption early in life affects learning and memory.
Connecting the Dots Between Engagement and Learning
Changes in internal states -- such as arousal, attention, and engagement -- causes behavior changes and may help you quickly learn and master new skills.
Scientists Identify Specific Brain Region and Circuits Controlling Attention
New research on our understanding of focus and impulse control, two different factors affecting attention.
We Hear What We Want to Hear
New findings on the importance of anticipation in brain organization, specifically in auditory processing.
How Our Brains Know When Something's Different
Scientists discovered how a set of high frequency brain waves may help us unconsciously know when something's different by comparing memories of the past with present experiences.
Strong links between music and math, reading achievement
A music educator thought he could disprove the notion of a link between students’ musical and mathematical achievement. He was wrong.
Preschoolers Can’t See the Mountains for the Cat
Even when told to pay attention to the mountain in this photo, preschool children focus so much on the cat that they won’t later recognize the same mountain. Why?
Why Writing By Hand Makes Kids Smarter
New brain research shows that writing by hand helps children learn more and remember better. At the same time, schools are becoming more and more digital.
Young Children Would Rather Explore Than Get Rewards
Young children will pass up rewards they know they can collect to explore other options, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when adults and 4- to 5-year-old children played a game where certain choices earned them rewards, both adults and children quickly learned what choices would give them the biggest returns. But while adults then used that knowledge to maximize their prizes, children continued exploring the other options.