From the Association for Psychological Science press release: The purpose of going to school is to learn, but students may find certain topics difficult to understand if they don’t have the necessary background knowledge. This…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: Two new studies from MIT suggest that mindfulness — the practice of focusing one’s awareness on the present moment — can enhance academic performance and mental health…
From the Cornell University press release: New research shows baby babbling changes the way parents speak to their infants, suggesting that infants are shaping their own learning environments. Researchers from Cornell University’s Behavioral Analysis of…
From the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences press release: Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, UCLA and the University of Texas published new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science (Editor’s note: The source…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release: The brains of people with excellent general knowledge are particularly efficiently wired. This was shown by neuroscientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin using magnetic resonance imaging. “Although…
From the University of California – Berkeley press release: If you think you know the farm animal most closely related to T-Rex, or the American president who inspired the creation of blue jelly beans —…
From the University of Portsmouth press release: The University of Portsmouth is helping its students build a strong personal brand to increase their confidence and enhance their employability. Today’s graduates may no longer have one…
From the Concordia University press release: Researchers have known about the close relationship between sleep and memory for decades. Now, a new study published in the journal NeuroImage looks at one important mechanism in that relationship. The…
From the University of Delaware press release: For most native English-speakers, learning the Mandarin Chinese language from scratch is no easy task. Learning it in a class that essentially compresses a one-semester college course into…
From the University of York press release: Researchers have found that young children who are exposed to large amounts of adult speech tend to have better cognitive skills. The major new study, led by researchers…