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October 6, 2020
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How Long Does the Preschool Advantage Last?

Oct. 5, 2020 — Children who attend preschool enter kindergarten with greater skills than those who don't, but that advantage is nearly halved by the end of the year as their counterparts quickly begin to catch up, ...

Busy Pictures Hinder Reading Ability in Children

Sep. 28, 2020 — A new study shows extraneous images draw attention from text, reducing comprehension in beginning ...

Meditation for Mind-Control

Sep. 23, 2020 — Scientists have discovered that mindful meditation can help subjects learn and improve the ability to mind-control brain computer interfaces ...

Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Associated With Adverse Outcomes During Middle Childhood

Sep. 23, 2020 — Research shows prenatal cannabis exposure may impact child behavior later in ...
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A Simple Enrollment Change Yields Big Dividends in Children's Early Learning Program

Oct. 6, 2020 — Researchers know that texting programs can greatly benefit young children's literacy. Now new research shows that parents' participation in such programs can be boosted exponentially with ...

Telehealth Trains Parents to Improve Behavior Skills of Children With Autism

Oct. 6, 2020 — Training parents of children with autism spectrum disorder virtually about early behavioral intervention is an accessible and effective approach during the coronavirus pandemic or in other instances ...

Why Writing by Hand Makes Kids Smarter

Oct. 1, 2020 — New brain research shows that writing by hand helps children learn more and remember better. At the same time, schools are going more and more digital, and a European survey shows that Norwegian ...

Girls Benefit from Doing Sports

Sep. 29, 2020 — Extracurricular sport in middle childhood diminishes subsequent ADHD symptoms in girls, but not in boys, a new study ...

Exercise Improves Learning and Memory in Young Adults

Sep. 10, 2020 — Just a single exercise workout has positive effects on learning and memory in young adults, according to a recent review of published ...

Lecturer Takes Laptops and Smart Phones Away and Musters Student Presence

Sep. 9, 2020 — A Danish university lecturer experiments with banning screens in discussion lessons. A new study looks at the results, which include greater student presence, improved engagement and deeper ...

First 'Plug and Play' Brain Prosthesis Demoed in Paralyzed Person

Sep. 7, 2020 — In a significant advance, researchers working towards a brain-controlled prosthetic limb at the UC San Francisco Weill Institute for Neurosciences have shown that machine learning techniques helped a ...

Heavy Electronic Media Use in Late Childhood Linked to Lower Academic Performance

Sep. 2, 2020 — A new study of 8- to 11-year olds reveals an association between heavy television use and poorer reading performance, as well as between heavy computer use and poorer numeracy--the ability to work ...

Shedding Light on Split-Second Decision Making

Aug. 31, 2020 — A little understood region of the cerebellum plays a critical role in making split-second 'go -- no go' decisions, according to a new ...

To the Choir: Forward-Thinking Faculty Sharing Innovations Mostly Among Themselves

Aug. 31, 2020 — Surveys and network analyses of 192 STEM faculty at three universities revealed that frequent users of evidence-based instructional practices are far more likely to engage one another than colleagues ...

Children Notice Race Several Years Before Adults Want to Talk About It

Aug. 27, 2020 — Adults in the United States believe children should be almost 5 years old before talking with them about race, even though some infants are aware of race and preschoolers may have already developed ...

Scientists Use Blood Test to Predict Who Is Likely to Develop Psychotic Disorders

Aug. 27, 2020 — Scientists have discovered that testing the levels of certain proteins in blood samples can predict whether a person at risk of psychosis is likely to develop a psychotic disorder years ...

Unlocking the Mysteries of the Brain

Aug. 26, 2020 — A research team highlights the mechanisms underlying memory and learning capacity -- specifically, how our brains process, store and integrate ...

Parental Instruction Instrumental for Children to Learn How to Safely Cross Busy Roads

Aug. 26, 2020 — New research shows parents who teach children ahead of time how to properly choose gaps in traffic can help them learn more quickly how to cross roads safely. The study found that timely instruction ...

Researchers Reversibly Disable Brain Pathway in Primates

Aug. 25, 2020 — For the first time ever, neurophysiologists have succeeded in reversibly disabling a connection between two areas in the brains of primates while they were performing cognitive tasks, or while their ...

People Can Make Better Choices When It Benefits Others

Aug. 24, 2020 — People are better at learning and decision-making when trying to avoid harm to others, according to new ...

Why Babies Don't Always Remember What They Have Learned

Aug. 21, 2020 — If and how babies recall what they have learned depends on their mood: what they've learned when feeling calm is inaccessible when they're acitive and vice versa. This was shown in a study ...

When Learning on Your Own Is Not Enough

Aug. 20, 2020 — We make decisions based on not only our own learning experience, but also learning from others. Is social learning processed differently from direct learning? Neuroscientists provide empirical ...

Down Syndrome Mice Open Door to Better Understanding of the Disorder

Aug. 18, 2020 — Researchers have created and characterized a new mouse replica of Down syndrome, long considered one of the most challenging disorders to simulate in laboratory ...

Targeted Treatment for Depression Could Benefit Patients With Psychosis

Aug. 17, 2020 — Patients with early onset psychosis may benefit from treatment for depression, including with anti-depressants alongside other medication, new research ...
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