From the Johns Hopkins University press release via EurekAlert!: For most of history, humans rose with the sun and slept when it set. Enter Thomas Edison, and with a flick… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Languages are highly complex systems and yet most children seem to acquire language easily, even in the absence of formal instruction. New… Read more »
From the University of Pittsburgh press release via Physorg: Math instructors promoting calculator usage in college classrooms may want to rethink their teaching strategies, says Samuel King, postdoctoral student in… Read more »
From the Scripps Research Institute press release via MedicalXpress: Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a new pathway that appears to play a major role in information… Read more »
From the Stony Brook press release via Newswise: Newly generated, or newborn neurons in the adult hippocampus are critical for memory retrieval, according to a study led by Stony Brook… Read more »
From the University of Iowa press release: Many educators have long believed that when words differ on only one sound, early readers can learn the rules of phonics by focusing… Read more »
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: Children with migraine are more likely to have below average school performance than kids who do not have headaches, according… Read more »
From the UC Davis press release via EurekAlert!: An intensive early intervention therapy that is effective for improving cognition and language skills among very young children with autism also normalizes… Read more »
From the University of Delaware press release by Andrea Boyle Tippett via EurekAlert!: The fourth installment of the Paranormal Activity films topped the box office last week. Television channel SyFy’s… Read more »
From the Journal of Consumer Research press release via ScienceDaily: Consumers are more likely to remember an ad they’ve seen repeatedly if one element in the ad changes location from… Read more »
