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Can Coding Boost Executive Function Skills?

Can Coding Boost Executive Function Skills?

Researchers question how teaching computational thinking skills can help elementary students’ executive function skills.

Baby Babble and the Malleable Brain

Baby Babble and the Malleable Brain

Princeton neuroscientists find surprising clues from chatty monkeys who share the power of babble.

Scientists Just Found the Brain’s Secret GPS System

Scientists Just Found the Brain’s Secret GPS System

Researchers discovered two brain regions that work as a “neural compass," keeping people oriented in virtual city navigation

ChatGPT vs Students: Study Reveals Who Writes Better

ChatGPT vs Students: Study Reveals Who Writes Better

While the AI essays were found to be impressively coherent and grammatically sound, they fell short in one crucial area.

The Paradox of Prior Knowledge on Learning Outcomes

The Paradox of Prior Knowledge on Learning Outcomes

Researchers assumed more relevant prior knowledge would lead to better learning. Here's what really happened. 

Memories Drift Across Neurons Over Time

Memories Drift Across Neurons Over Time

Map-making neurons change even when familiar settings remain exactly the same

Feeling Mental Exhaustion? These Two Brain Areas May Control Whether You Give Up or Persevere

Feeling Mental Exhaustion? These Two Brain Areas May Control Whether You Give Up or Persevere

Two areas of the brain may work in combination to tell the brain when it’s “feeling” tired and either quits or continues exerting mental effort.

Live Dance Sparks Brainwave Synchrony

Live Dance Sparks Brainwave Synchrony

New study suggests that the magic of live performance art may be reflected in our brains.

Thinking in Sync: How Brain Rhythms Support Intelligence

Thinking in Sync: How Brain Rhythms Support Intelligence

Your brain has a hidden beat — here's how smarter minds sync to it.

Dancing Brainwaves – How Sound Reshapes Your Brain Networks in Real Time

Dancing Brainwaves – How Sound Reshapes Your Brain Networks in Real Time

Your brain doesn’t just hear a steady rhythm or musical tone—it reorganizes itself in real time. Here’s why that matters.

The Dopamine Clock: How Your Brain Predicts When You'll Feel Good

The Dopamine Clock: How Your Brain Predicts When You'll Feel Good

Scientists found that dopamine-producing neurons forecast not only reward, but its timing—some fire for immediate rewards, others for future ones

Decades-Old Assumptions About Brain Plasticity Upended

Decades-Old Assumptions About Brain Plasticity Upended

Researchers challenge a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct transmission sites — not a shared site — to achieve different types of plasticity.