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
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
“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
The fluctuation of IQ What do individual changes in IQ mean for education? by Annie Brookman-Byrne / February 13, 2019
Bilingual at school Advantage or disadvantage for learning? by Annie Brookman-Byrne / January 21, 2019
Predicting academic outcomes: neuroimaging provides novel insights There’s a lot of interest in identifying the best early predictors of how a child is going to do in school later on Interview by Meeri Kim / November 9, 2018
“Our brain is trying to be plastic most of the time” Takao Hensch looks at the biological basis of brain plasticity and explains how his findings might be of practical benefit to individuals Interview by Sabine Gysi / October 29, 2018
Why neuroscience for teachers? Strengthening the synapses and building the brain circuits supporting learning by Janet M Dubinsky / October 5, 2018
The potential of neuroscience in education Neuroscientists and teachers work together to learn more about students’ brains by Noa Albelda / September 14, 2018
Solving a paradox of children’s memory Recently discovered patterns of brain development may explain some of the puzzles of childhood memory development by Attila Keresztes / July 25, 2018
How can we promote our cognitive health? Sabrina Guye discusses her research into the kinds of activities that are beneficial for the brain and cognition Interview by Sabine Gysi / July 6, 2018
Window for learning second language may remain open longer than thought But achieving fluency like a native speaker in a foreign language requires starting to speak the language by 10 years old by Julianne Hill / May 17, 2018
