From the Syracuse University press release: Students of all ages could improve their test scores if the category of information changed abruptly midway through the test, according to a new study on memory by researchers…
From the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience press release via AlphaGalileo: They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Fortunately, this is not always true. Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN-KNAW) have…
From the Baylor University press release via EurekAlert!: The ability to navigate using spatial cues was impaired in mice whose brains were minus a channel that delivers potassium — a finding that may have implications…
From the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business press release: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is typically used by medical professionals to visualize the internal structures of the human body. By using MRI to study the…
From the University of Illinois press release via HealthCanal: Does hearing that you are a member of an elite group – of chess players, say, or scholars – enhance your performance on tasks related to…
From the University of Sydney press release via Physorg: The precarious decline in children’s participation in mathematics can only be reversed by tackling a complex mix of factors, including positive and negative attitudes of a…
From the Society for Research in Child Development press release via EurekAlert!: A new study shows that low-income preschoolers who are at risk for developing reading problems can improve their reading skills if they’re read…
From the Ohio State University press release via EurekAlert!: A small change in how teachers and parents read aloud to preschoolers may provide a big boost to their reading skills later on, a new study…
From the Vanderbilt University press release: If you are an aging baby boomer and you’ve noticed it’s a bit harder to drive to unfamiliar locations or to pick a new brand of olive oil at…
From the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft press release: The transmission of knowledge to the next generation is a key feature of human evolution. In particular, humans tend to copy behaviour that is demonstrated by many other individuals. Chimpanzees…