From the Purdue University press release: Preschool children who engage in math activities at home with their parents not only improve their math skills, but also their general vocabulary, according to research from Purdue University.…
From the Iowa State University press release: Not all dual-language learners are at risk academically, but as a group, these students are often labeled as such, despite differences in their English skills. A new Iowa…
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: A defective gene linked to autism influences how neurons connect and communicate with each other in the brain, according to a study from Washington University School of…
From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release: Almost 10% of the world population suffers dyslexia. Establishing an early diagnosis would allow the development of training programs to palliate this disorder. We…
From the University of North Carolina Health Care press release: Before we are born, the developing brain creates an incredible number of neurons, which migrate to specific parts of the brain to ready us for life.…
From the University of Oregon press release: For students in preschool, speaking two languages may be better than one, especially for developing inhibitory control — the ability to stop a hasty reflexive response and instead…
From the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona press release: Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) and the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) are the first to demonstrate that regulation of…
From the New York University press release: Afterschool programs with positive, responsive, and organized environments can have academic benefits for students, finds a new study by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Higher quality sleep patterns are associated with reduced activity in brain regions involved in fear learning, according to a study of young adults published in JNeurosci. The results suggest that…
From the University of Liverpool press release: A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool, Maastricht University and King’s College London, shows that bilingual speakers’ ability to speak…