From the University of Ottawa press release: The famous patient Henry Molaison (long known as H.M.) suffered damage to his hippocampus after a surgical attempt to cure his epilepsy. As… Read more »
From the University of Maryland School of Medicine press release: Preschoolers living in impoverished communities who have access to a nurturing home environment have significantly higher intelligence quotient (IQ) scores… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Among the many holiday traditions scuttled by pandemic restrictions this year are live concerts featuring skilled musicians. These gifted performers can often… Read more »
From the University of Bath press release: Storytelling — the oldest form of teaching — is the most effective way of teaching primary school children about evolution, say researchers at… Read more »
From the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston press release: The uniquely human ability to read is the cornerstone of modern civilization, yet very little is understood about… Read more »
From the University of Kansas press release: Music educator Martin J. Bergee thought that if he could just control his study for the myriad factors that might have influenced previous… Read more »
From the Japan Science and Technology Agency press release: In JST Strategic Basic Research Programs, Drs. Masato Hirano and Shinichi Furuya, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., discovered a training method… Read more »
From the University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences press release: UCLA scientists and colleagues found the use of long-acting antipsychotic medication combined with the use of cognitive training… Read more »
From the Lancaster University press release: How people work out the meanings of new words has been revealed by Lancaster University researchers, who say this is similar to the way… Read more »
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Learning a language later in life changes how the two halves of the brain contribute. As skills improve, language comprehension changes hemisphere specialization,… Read more »
