Startling – New Study Reveals Dynamic Nature of School Discipline
According to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, the rates of school discipline vary greatly and follow a predictable pattern throughout the school year,…
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New Study Links Poor Literacy to Worse Mental Health
New research from the University of East Anglia reveals that individuals with low literacy skills are more likely to experience mental health problems worldwide. The…
Dating Back to Pavlov: New Twists in Behavioral Association Theories
A multi-dimensional model to explain the learning process of an animal over time. Physicists have developed a dynamic model of animal behavior that could shed…
Outstanding Results: New Method Allows Struggling Children To Crack the Reading Code
Children learn to read faster when they are given appropriate challenges. Reading is the foundation for many subjects, yet a significant number of children face…
Tuning Into Brainwave Rhythms Dramatically Accelerates Learning in Adults
First study to show that delivering information at the natural tempo of our neural pulses accelerates our ability to learn. Participants who received a simple…
Glial Brain Cells Help Memory Along – Previously Unknown Mechanism for Spatial Learning Discovered
Study at the University of Bonn elucidates previously unknown mechanism for spatial learning. There are two fundamentally different cell types in the brain, neurons, and…
Not Effective? New Study Finds Little Objective Evidence Supporting Learner-Centered Teaching Methods
A new study indicates that there is a lack of concrete evidence supporting the effectiveness of learner-centered teaching methods. These methods, which are often promoted…
Why Kids Are “Smarter”: Study Reveals Explanation for Faster Learning
If you’ve ever thought your children in elementary school were “smarter” than you, or at least quicker at taking up new skills and knowledge, new…
New Tool Reveals What Happens When We Learn
Researchers at Scripps Research examined how the levels of various proteins in brain cells change in response to brain activity. Scripps Research Institute scientists have…
More Accurate Than Test Scores: Scientists Discover a New Way To Measure Learning
Brain scans predict students’ learning better than exam results and show the underlying structure of thinking. According to recent research published in Science Advances, the conventional exams…
Harvard Researchers Discover That Experts Don’t Necessarily Give Better Advice – They Just Give More
Whether it be solving word puzzles or throwing darts, better performers didn’t give better advice, they just gave more of it. Who would you prefer…
Getting Excited Twice: Newly Discovered Motor Learning Brain Circuit
Learning new motor skills is a critical aspect of our lives. From playing the piano to riding a bike, it would be difficult to imagine…
Lifetime of Knowledge Can Clutter Memories of Older Adults
When a person tries to access a memory, their brain quickly sifts through everything stored in it to find the relevant information. But as we…
Cracking Chimpanzee Culture – More Similar to Human Culture Than Often Assumed
Chimpanzees don’t automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now used field experiments…
Your Brain Pays Attention to Unfamiliar Voices During Sleep
The ability allows the brain to balance sleep with responding to environmental cues. A good night’s sleep is not as simple as it appears. While…
Improving Reading Skills by Playing Action Video Games
An Italian-Swiss team demonstrates children reading skills can be improved through a novel child-friendly action video game. Decoding letters into sound is a key point…
Why Do We Forget? New Theory Says “Forgetting” Is Actually a Form of Learning
We create countless memories as we live our lives but many of these we forget. Why? Counter to the general assumption that memories simply decay…
Researchers Have Discovered an Exercise “Sweet Spot” To Reverse Cognitive Decline
University of Queensland researchers have discovered an exercise ‘sweet spot’ that reverses the cognitive decline in aging mice, paving the way for human studies. After…
