From the National Science Foundation (NSF) press release via MedicalXpress: When you’re studying for an exam, is there something you can do while you sleep to retain the information better?… Read more »
From the Georgia Health Sciences University press release via EurekAlert!: As we age, it just may be the ability to filter and eliminate old information – rather than take in… Read more »
From the Georgetown University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists have long wondered how nerve cell activity in the brain’s hippocampus, the epicenter for learning and memory, is controlled… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Students everywhere, put down those highlighters and pick up some flashcards! Some of the most popular study strategies — such as highlighting… Read more »
From the University of Rochester press release via MedicalXpress: Using brain scans of children and adults watching Sesame Street, cognitive scientists are learning how children’s brains change as they develop… Read more »
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine media release: A new study suggests that there is a significant correlation between excessive daytime sleepiness and vitamin D, and race plays an… Read more »
From the UC Davis press release via ScienceDaily: Memories are made of this, the song says. Now neuroscientists have for the first time shown individual mouse brain cells being switched… Read more »
From the Princeton University press release: Humans are adept at setting goals and updating them as new situations arise — for example, a person who is playing a video game… Read more »
From the University of Utah press release via EurekAlert!: Backpackers scored 50 percent better on a creativity test after spending four days in nature disconnected from electronic devices, according to… Read more »
From the North Dakota State University press release via MedicalXpress: A new study by Rebecca J. Woods, assistant professor in the human development and family science department at North Dakota… Read more »
