From the UCLA press release by Alison Heather via ScienceDaily: When the brain’s primary “learning center” is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, say life scientists from UCLA and…
From the Ohio State University press release via Newswise: Adding captivating visuals to a textbook lesson to attract children’s interest may sometimes make it harder for them to learn, a new study suggests. Researchers found…
From the Stanford University Medical Center press release via MedicalXpress: Why do some children learn math more easily than others? Research from the Stanford University School of Medicine has yielded an unexpected new answer. In…
From the NC State University press release via EurekAlert!: There is a perception in some tech circles that older programmers aren’t able to keep pace with rapidly changing technology, and that they are discriminated against…
From the University of Rochester press release via ScienceDaily: Students not performing well academically? Look no further — the answer may be in their motivation for attending college in the first place. Researchers at the…
From the University of Waterloo press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook with only pictures compared to…
From the University of St. Andrews press release via EurekAlert!: Human tendency to adopt the behaviour of others when on their home territory has been found in non-human primates. Researchers at the University of St…
From the University College London press release via MedicalXpress: Predicting the winner of a sporting event with accuracy close to that of a statistical computer program could be possible with proper training, according to researchers.…
From the University of Notre Dame press release via ScienceDaily: Concrete objects — such as toys, tiles and blocks — that students can touch and move around, called manipulatives, have been used to teach basic…
From the UW Madison press release via EurekAlert!: For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and remember. A study at…