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Math Learning Disability Affects How the Brain Tackles Mistakes

Math Learning Disability Affects How the Brain Tackles Mistakes

Brain scans show why children who struggled with math were less able to change their thinking after making mistakes.

A Satellite Language Network in the Brain

A Satellite Language Network in the Brain

Researchers find a component of the brain’s dedicated language network in the cerebellum, a region better known for coordinating movement.

New Study Redefines Our Understanding of How Memory Works

New Study Redefines Our Understanding of How Memory Works

Researchers expected clear differences but instead found strong overlap across memory types, challenging decades of memory research.

How Brain Waves Shape our Sense of Self

How Brain Waves Shape our Sense of Self

What makes you feel that your hand is yours? It might seem obvious, but the brain’s ability to tell self from non-self is a complex process. Using...

Why Some Brains Switch Gears More Efficiently Than Others

Why Some Brains Switch Gears More Efficiently Than Others

How neural pathways integrate fast and slow information processing.

Scientists Develop New Way to “Listen In” on the Brain’s Hidden Language

Scientists Develop New Way to “Listen In” on the Brain’s Hidden Language

Until now, incoming signals between neurons in the brain that underpin learning, memory, and emotion were too faint and fast to capture.

How The Brain Spins Back Into Focus

How The Brain Spins Back Into Focus

Researchers have uncovered how the process of refocusing after a distraction may work.

Memory and Motivation: Do Rewards Help or Hinder?

Memory and Motivation: Do Rewards Help or Hinder?

Researchers explore how reward cues shape engagement and discover that timing makes all the difference. 

The Brain May Work Best With 7 Senses, Not Just 5

The Brain May Work Best With 7 Senses, Not Just 5

A mathematical link between memory, senses, and intelligence reveals that seven may be the magic number.

How The Brain Decides What To Remember

How The Brain Decides What To Remember

Discoveries using virtual reality reshape how scientists understand memory formation.

From ABCs to Essays: How Kindergarten Skills Set the Stage for Reading and Writing

From ABCs to Essays: How Kindergarten Skills Set the Stage for Reading and Writing

Researchers explain how early language development shapes literacy proficiency through Grade 2.

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.