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How Spontaneous Neural Activity Powers Brain Wiring in Utero

How Spontaneous Neural Activity Powers Brain Wiring in Utero

Yale researchers identified how brain cells form a wired network in early development, before experiences shape the brain.
Posted in Neuroscience

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 Building Design Impacts Performance

How Building Design Impacts Performance

New research reveals a link between rooms with high ceilings and examination results.

Posted in Education, Neuroscience

The Key to a Balanced Brain

The Key to a Balanced Brain

Researchers found that high performing groups of children and youths had lower amounts of this than their peers of the same age.
Posted in Engagement, Neuroscience

Positive vs Negative Feedback: What's Better for Motivation?

Positive vs Negative Feedback: What's Better for Motivation?

Researchers examining how feedback affects mental effort finds positive feedback boosts confidence, while negative feedback makes tasks seem harder, both boosting motivation. 

Posted in Education, Motivation, Neuroscience

Does Cognitive Control Training Really Work?

Does Cognitive Control Training Really Work?

Training exercises designed to improve cognitive control in children aim to improve their ability to delay gratification and their academic achievement. But do they really work?
Posted in Motivation, Neuroscience, School Readiness

People Without an Inner Voice Have Poorer Verbal Memory

People Without an Inner Voice Have Poorer Verbal Memory

The first researchers to investigate whether the lack of an inner voice has consequences for how people solve problems.
Posted in Memory, Neuroscience

How Practice Forms New Memory Pathways in the Brain

How Practice Forms New Memory Pathways in the Brain

Researchers use novel microscope to reveal how neuron activity changes through repeated training.
Posted in Memory, Neuroscience

Brain Food: A New Link Between Diet and Brain Health

Brain Food: A New Link Between Diet and Brain Health

New research has highlighted a 'profound' link between dietary choices and brain health.
Posted in Neuroscience, Nutrition