From the Brown University press release: No matter what novel objects we come to behold, our brains effortlessly take us from an initial “What’s that?” to “Oh, that old thing” after a few casual encounters.…
From the Cognitive Neuroscience Society press release: One of the most frustrating challenges for some stroke patients can be the inability to find and speak words even if they know what they want to say.…
From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: For children with dyslexia, the trouble begins even before they start reading and for reasons that don’t necessarily reflect other language skills. That’s according to a report…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via AlphaGalileo: Swedish adolescents’ desire to learn a foreign language besides English, which they start learning relatively early, has been declining for a long time. A new doctoral…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: College professors and students are in an arms race over cheating. Students find new sources for pre-written term papers; professors find new ways to check the texts…
From the National Communication Association press release via Newswise: College students who frequently text message during class have difficulty staying attentive to classroom lectures and consequently risk having poor learning outcomes, finds a new study…
From the NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development press release via EurekAlert!: Children who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at switching between tasks than are children who learn to…
From the Mississippi State University press release via Newswise: A new regional study by a senior learning researcher and Mississippi State faculty member is the first to link homework distraction to a wide range of…
From the Georgetown University press release: A first-of-its kind series of brain studies shows how an adult learning a foreign language can come to use the same brain mechanisms as a native speaker. The research…
From the PLoS press release via MedicalXPress: Sleep disturbance negatively impacts the memory consolidation and enhancement that usually occurs with a good night’s sleep, according to a study published Mar. 28 in the open access…