The positive side of risk-taking The narrative that risk-taking is detrimental to young people’s well-being is misleading. In fact, it's a normal part of healthy development by Natasha Duell / August 29, 2019
Exams may damage teenagers’ mental health and restrict their potential Research suggests stress of exams at such a critical time in teens' social, emotional, and cognitive development may be detrimental by Kathryn Bates / August 22, 2019
Some learners cannot visualise things in their mind’s eye But our wide-ranging experiences and individual differences in thinking lead us to learn in a multitude of ways by Kathryn Bates / August 15, 2019
The mystery of childhood mental health Neurobiologist Michael Meaney explains why he is determined to discover how early circumstances might dictate children’s mental health Interview by Helena Pozniak / August 12, 2019
Play is not frivolous Play drives learning by helping children develop the crucial physical capacities and social-emotional skills needed to thrive at school by Aisha Schnellmann / July 9, 2019
Talks and lively discussions with Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Paul Bloom Public event at KOSMOS, Zurich – watch the video recording now by Sabine Gysi / June 18, 2019
The bright and dark sides of knowledge The acquisition of knowledge is only one of many goals in education by Yee Lee Shing / May 8, 2019
Identifying risk instead of failure Reading impairments: Moving from a deficit-driven to a preventive model by Nadine Gaab / April 3, 2019
It’s time to replace neuromyths with neurofacts Teachers need vetted information on how learners’ brains work and how to best support learning by Gabrielle Wilcox / March 27, 2019
“Nutrition affects a child’s brain development and brain plasticity” How does diet affect the development of a child? Martina Frank explains why it is important to raise children’s awareness of healthy food Interview by Zoe Bozzolan-Kenworthy / March 25, 2019
How children use the power of prediction to learn new words Children are very fast trackers of structures in their language by Meeri Kim / February 25, 2019
Poor sleep affects teens’ development – an easy way to make a difference Adriana Galván talks about her research and an easy way to improve teenagers' sleep Interview by Sabine Gysi / February 22, 2019
