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What You Know Changes How You See Things

What You Know Changes How You See Things

Which brain regions process objects? It depends on what we know about its purpose.
Posted in Attention, Learning & Memory, Memory, Neuroscience

Visualization: How Kids 'See' the Story Beyond the Pictures

Visualization: How Kids 'See' the Story Beyond the Pictures

Visualization is essential to reading comprehension. Researchers discover a simple way to boost it at home.
Posted in Education, Language, Neuroscience, Reading Skills, Speech

Teaching Spatial Thinking Boosts Verbal Reasoning

Teaching Spatial Thinking Boosts Verbal Reasoning

New findings could not only upend how educators craft curricula, but reveals a hidden link in the human mind. 
Posted in Education, Language, Neuroscience, Speech

How Consistent Practice Improves Learning

How Consistent Practice Improves Learning

Researchers discover how the brain changes with consistent practice, and what could be the first step toward new strategies to improve and speed up learning.
Posted in Education, Learning & Memory, Memory, Neuroscience, School Readiness

Learning to Enjoy Cognitive Effort

Learning to Enjoy Cognitive Effort

Researchers challenge a common assumption and find that challenging cognitive activities can be experienced as rewarding and valuable.
Posted in Education, Engagement, Motivation, Neuroscience

Slow Learner? It Could Be From Long-Term Stress

Slow Learner? It Could Be From Long-Term Stress

Long-term stress -- to which children are increasingly exposed -- can potentially cause serious damage to the brain, according to a new study.

Posted in Education, Health & Wellness, Language, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience, School Readiness, Speech

From Hopscotch to Handwriting: Trial and Error is our Best Teacher

From Hopscotch to Handwriting: Trial and Error is our Best Teacher

Although we often think that we don’t want to make mistakes, this new model of learning reminds us that trying new things and making mistakes are our best teachers.
Posted in Education, Mathematics, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience

Got Rhythm? This Type of Music Boosts Brain Performance

Got Rhythm? This Type of Music Boosts Brain Performance

Listening to these types of songs during an activity helped participants focus attention and multitask, especially those who have good rhythm.
Posted in Attention, Engagement, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience

How Does the Brain Process and Store Movement?

How Does the Brain Process and Store Movement?

What researchers discovered about how the brain processes movement changes not only to our understanding of how the brain works, but provides a better understanding of conditions ranging from Parkinson’s disease to autism.
Posted in Education, Learning & Memory, Memory, Movement & Exercise, Neuroscience

A Faster Way to Learn to Read

A Faster Way to Learn to Read

This method is more effective and quicker at teaching reading skills compared to typing and watching videos.

Posted in Education, Handwriting, Neuroscience, Reading Skills, School Readiness

How Sleep Builds Relational Memory

How Sleep Builds Relational Memory

Our ability to remember connections between unrelated items may have more to do with sleep than previously thought.

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

Just Being Around New Things Makes Us ‘Ready to Learn’

Just Being Around New Things Makes Us ‘Ready to Learn’

Educators have long recognized the value of “background information” in the learning process. Exposure to new information at the background level can help us be ready to learn in formal classroom instruction.
Posted in Attention, Education, Neuroscience