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Eating These Foods Could Help You Sleep Better

Eating These Foods Could Help You Sleep Better

It turns out that an important tool for improving sleep quality may have been hiding in plain sight.

Posted in Health & Wellness, Nutrition

Exercise vs. Junk Food: New Insights into Gut-Brain Signaling

Exercise vs. Junk Food: New Insights into Gut-Brain Signaling

New study challenges current views into how diet, exercise, and mental health are connected at a biological level.

Posted in Health & Wellness, Learning & Memory, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience, Nutrition

Mastery of Language Could Predict Longevity

Mastery of Language Could Predict Longevity

In a study of longevity factors from dental health to wellbeing, verbal fluency came out on top.

Posted in Health & Wellness, Language, Learning & Memory

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, Learning & Memory

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

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

Chronic Childhood Ear Infections Delay Language Development

Chronic Childhood Ear Infections Delay Language Development

Ear infections are a common childhood experience, but a new study suggests parents should take these infections seriously to preserve their children’s language development.

Posted in Health & Wellness, Language, Speech

Stressed at School? Kids Cope Better With Exercise

Stressed at School? Kids Cope Better With Exercise

From positive associations to preventing the release of too much cortisol, learn how daily exercise boosts resiliency in kids.
Posted in Health & Wellness, Motivation, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience, Social Development

Want to Increase Resiliency in Kids? Teach Creativity

Want to Increase Resiliency in Kids? Teach Creativity

Kids imagine themselves as different characters it builds creativity which can make them more resilient.
Posted in Education, Engagement, Health & Wellness, Motivation, Neuroscience, Social Development, Social Skills

Mind-Body Connection is Built into Brain

Mind-Body Connection is Built into Brain

The mind-body connection is designed to help us learn and remember, and to use what we know as tools for new learning and problem-solving.
Posted in Engagement, Health & Wellness, Motivation, Neuroscience

Making Memories While We Sleep: One Brain Region Teaches Another

Making Memories While We Sleep: One Brain Region Teaches Another

As the body moves between REM and slow-wave sleep cycles, the hippocampus and neocortex interact in ways that are key to memory formation.

Posted in Health & Wellness, Learning & Memory, Memory, Neuroscience

How to Boost Emotional Development and Learning Engagement Before Kindergarten

How to Boost Emotional Development and Learning Engagement Before Kindergarten

Preschoolers who did this on a regular basis demonstrated more success in emotional development, learning engagement and academic performance across the kindergarten year.
Posted in Education, Health & Wellness, Neuroscience, School Readiness, Social Development