From the University of Oregon press release: For students in preschool, speaking two languages may be better than one, especially for developing inhibitory control — the ability to stop a hasty reflexive response and instead…
From the New York University press release: Afterschool programs with positive, responsive, and organized environments can have academic benefits for students, finds a new study by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.…
From the University of Liverpool press release: A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool, Maastricht University and King’s College London, shows that bilingual speakers’ ability to speak…
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: Figuring out how to pedal a bike and memorizing the rules of chess require two different types of learning, and now for the first time, researchers have been…
From the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience – KNAW press release: Half a century of research on how the brain learns to integrate visual inputs from the two eyes has provided important insights in critical period regulation,…
From the Rice University press release: A new study by Rice University researchers takes a step toward what they see as key to the advance of neuroscience: a better understanding of the relationship between the brain’s…
From the Cell Press press release: When talking with their young infants, parents instinctively use “baby talk,” a unique form of speech including exaggerated pitch contours and short, repetitive phrases. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on…
From the Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main press release: Learning and memory are two important functions of the brain that are based on the brain’s plasticity. Scientists from Goethe University Frankfurt report in the latest issue of…
From the Coventry University press release: Children with reading difficulties should be more thoroughly screened for hearing problems, a new report by Coventry University academics has said. The study, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, found…
From the University of Surrey press release: A study has given new insights into how sleep contributes to brain plasticity — the ability for our brain to change and reorganize itself — and could pave the…