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Math Games: What To Do (And Not To Do) To Boost Motivation and Engagement

Math Games: What To Do (And Not To Do) To Boost Motivation and Engagement

Many students find mathematics to be a discouraging subject, often leading to anxiety and low motivation. Getting students excited about math is i...

Building Bridges: How the Reading-Writing Connection Boosts Early Literacy

Building Bridges: How the Reading-Writing Connection Boosts Early Literacy

Exploring how reading and writing develop together in students from kindergarten to third grade.

Neurons Receive Precisely Tailored Teaching Signals As We Learn

Neurons Receive Precisely Tailored Teaching Signals As We Learn

Similar to the error signals that power machine learning, the brain provides feedback to individual neurons, allowing them to adjust their activity.

The Powerful Teacher: The Benefits of Learning-By-Teaching

The Powerful Teacher: The Benefits of Learning-By-Teaching

When assuming the role of a teacher, students experienced a heightened sense of power in influencing others, which increased their own learning. 

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...

New Insights Into Rhythm Training for Struggling Readers

New Insights Into Rhythm Training for Struggling Readers

Findings from an intervention study that tested the relationship between rhythm and reading in Spanish.

These Early Learning Profiles Predicted Math Achievement

These Early Learning Profiles Predicted Math Achievement

Researchers analyzed early cognitive profiles and found that these factors strongly predict future math achievement. 

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.