“Nothing is more frustrating for the brain than unattainable goals” Brain researcher Martin Korte explains how stress, nutrition and exercise affect a child’s brain and ability to learn Interview by Susanne Osadnik / September 22, 2017
Why do we view the world differently, even when standing side by side? New research seeks to understand how attention affects the way children navigate their social world by Koraly Pérez-Edgar / September 15, 2017
Why you can’t remember your life as a baby Experiments suggest that we rapidly forget our earliest memories because the brain is still growing during early childhood by Paul Frankland / September 8, 2017
Early institutional care and the developing brain Neuroscientist Nim Tottenham talks about the developmental impact of institutional caregiving on children Interview by Meeri Kim / September 1, 2017
Identifying the best learning strategy for each individual child Understanding the varieties of memory functioning will be helpful in developing individualized learning strategies Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 30, 2017
The connection between spatial intelligence and STEM Psychologist Nora Newcombe talks about the importance of spatial thinking for STEM fields, and how it relates to episodic memory Interview by Meeri Kim / August 25, 2017
The mechanics of influence Social neuroscientist Emily Falk uses individual brain responses to predict whether health messaging lands successfully or not Interview by Meeri Kim / July 28, 2017
Increased exploratory behavior in adolescents: risky, yet also beneficial Brain changes during the transition from childhood to adolescence provide opportunities for learning, says Wouter van den Bos Interview by Sabine Gysi / July 11, 2017
The connections between early institutionalization and brain development Research tracking children growing up in institutions from infancy through adulthood reveals alarming effects of early institutionalization by David Karas / July 10, 2017
Almost one in four children experiences developmental or health struggles Nora Raschle talks about the critical time window in children’s and adolescents’ brain development when developmental disorders manifest Interview by Sabine Gysi / July 4, 2017
Why do number symbols count? Early screening and interventions for math Daniel Ansari talks about what happens in children’s brains when they learn numerical symbols Interview by Sabine Gysi / June 27, 2017
