From the University of Rochester press release via EurekAlert!: Long before babies understand the story of Goldilocks, they have more than mastered the fairy tale heroine’s method of decision-making. Infants ignore information that is too…
From the Centre national de la recherche scientifique press release via MedicalXpress: Researchers at the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS have recently identified in mice the role played by neo-neurons formed in the adult brain.…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release via Newswise: Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of…
From the Dartmouth College press release via EurekAlert!: Exercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth’s David Bucci thinks there…
From the Dartmouth College press release: Dartmouth faculty and students played prominent roles in a recent study on the cognitive effects of head impacts among student athletes. Tested at the beginning and end of one…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: A new study suggests that head impacts experienced during contact sports such as football and hockey may worsen some college athletes’ ability to acquire new…
From the UCLA Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: Attention, college students cramming between midterms and finals: Binging on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks may make you stupid. A new UCLA…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via AlphaGalileo: Short but intense training sessions in the form of structured language games from the age of four can stimulate children’s early language development and may also…
From the Stanford University press release via MedicalXpress: Think about the ideal student. He or she focuses on learning, not grades; improvement, not appearances; competency, not competition. This person wants to understand and grow, not…
From the McMaster University press release via EurekAlert!: After completing the first study of its kind, researchers at McMaster University have discovered that very early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or…