How to bust educational neuromyths? Emphasise what works Neuromyths are seductive for good reasons: they tend to address teachers’ needs by Jessica Massonnié / November 4, 2019
The powerful indirect influence of genes on children’s success Through parenting, genes become effective even if a child didn’t inherit them by Jasmin Wertz / October 28, 2019
Mindfulness in schools: Is it overrated? Scientific evidence mitigates the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions by Jessica Massonnié / October 21, 2019
Cognitive Artificial Intelligence: Building better machines (and babies!) With what we learn from AI about the origins and development of human thought, we can design better educational programs by Moira R. Dillon / September 24, 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
Does curiosity drive learning? Students who believe they’re on the verge of understanding may be more eager to learn by Dwyer Gunn / July 19, 2019
Measuring the tides of talk What talk means for children’s cognitive development by Katrina d’Apice / June 3, 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
How children move into the world of math The relationship between motor skills and mathematical cognition by Venera Gashaj / February 20, 2019
How can we create optimal learning conditions? The circumstances that have the greatest impact on working memory performance appear to differ from child to child by Andreas Neubauer / February 11, 2019
The teenage brain: prone to risk-taking or creative? Public perceptions of the “teenage brain” can be self-fulfilling prophecies by Nienke van Atteveldt / January 30, 2019
