From the University of Warwick media release: Research led by the University of Warwick suggests when young children are asked to use gestures to communicate, their gestures segment information and reorganise it into language-like sequences.…
From the SAGE Publications media release: Growing up in a multilingual home has many advantages, but many parents worry that exposure to multiple languages might delay language acquisition. New research could now lay some of…
From the Simon Fraser University media release: A new study involving Simon Fraser University researchers has found that prenatal exposure to flame retardants can be significantly linked to lower IQs and greater hyperactivity in five-year…
From the Carnegie Mellon University media release: Spontaneous thoughts, intuitions, dreams and quick impressions. We all have these seemingly random thoughts popping into our minds on a daily basis. The question is what do we…
From the Rutgers media release: Using your brain — particularly during adolescence — may help brain cells survive and could impact how the brain functions after puberty. According to a recently published study in Frontiers…
From the McGill University media release: Research from McGill University reveals that the brain’s motor network helps people remember and recognize music that they have performed in the past better than music they have only…
From the BMJ-British Medical Journal media release: Many schools in England are neglecting — and may be actively harming– students’ health and wellbeing, warn experts in an editorial published on bmj.com today.Professor Chris Bonell at…
From the University of Washington media release: A significantly greater number of students fail science, engineering and math courses that are taught lecture-style than fail in classes incorporating so-called active learning that expects them to…
From the Radiological Society of North America media release: A study of concussion patients using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) found that males took longer to recover after concussion than females did. Results of the study,…
From the Society for Research in Child Development media release: Working memory — the ability to hold information in your mind, think about it, and use it to guide behavior — develops through childhood and…