Category: Learning

Study suggests memories are strengthened via brainwaves produced during sleep

From the Concordia University press release: Researchers have known about the close relationship between sleep and memory for decades. Now, a new study published in the journal NeuroImage looks at one important… Read more »

Study suggests that young children who are exposed to large amounts of adult speech tend to have better cognitive skills

From the University of York press release: Researchers have found that young children who are exposed to large amounts of adult speech tend to have better cognitive skills. The major… Read more »

Study identifies “mindreading” neurons that simulate decisions of social partners

From the University of Cambridge press release: Scientists have identified special types of brain cells that may allow us to simulate the decision-making processes of others, thereby reconstructing their state… Read more »

Study suggests infants’ advances in speech processing play role in language-cognition link

From the Northwestern University press release: A new Northwestern University study provides the first evidence that infants’ increasingly precise perceptual tuning to the sounds of their native language sets constraints… Read more »

Study suggests IQ is a better predictor of adult economic success than math

From the University of Tennessee at Knoxville press release: IQ in childhood is a better indicator of adult wealth than math for very preterm and very low-weight babies, according to… Read more »

Study suggests taking arts classes leads to better academic performance

From the George Mason University press release: A new study from the George Mason University Arts Research Center and published in the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts found a… Read more »