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
Differing perspectives, but a common goal Insights from conversations and collaborations with early math educators and researchers by Rebecca Merkley / November 2, 2018
How can children (or computers) learn abstract relations? Around the age of 6, a child starts to understand what a synonym or an antonym is. But how? A new computational model offers explanations by Keith J. Holyoak / September 26, 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
How child essentialism contributes to prejudice There are ways to prevent the development of essentialist thinking about specific social groups by Marjorie Rhodes / January 24, 2018
How physical activity can boost academic performance in primary school New research will add to our understanding of how physical activity relates to cognition and academic achievement by Anne de Bruijn / January 22, 2018
“Morality demands thinking with the head and not the heart” Cognitive scientist Paul Bloom talks about building a sense of morality and how a too-narrow notion of “empathy” can cause misjudgments Interview by Sabine Gysi / January 12, 2018
Auditioning for the brain New research shows: As we’re learning, brain cells are “auditioned” and either hired or dismissed, based on their performance by Elisabeth Wenger / November 14, 2017
Are children born with an innate sense of morality? Paul Bloom talks about his research on how morality works and how it develops in babies Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / November 1, 2017
Bringing scientific evidence to the classroom Educational neuroscience is not a cure-all for education. But it does promise to find out how we can best support all learners by Annie Brookman-Byrne / September 20, 2017
Dyslexia is not only about sight, but also about sound Teaching the brain to distinguish between elemental speech sounds might lead to an effective long-term treatment for dyslexia by Katharina Rufener / May 3, 2017
Brain stimulation might boost the benefits of cognitive training Cognitive neuroscientist Susanne Jaeggi talks about her latest research on interventions to improve cognitive skills Interview by Meeri Kim / September 14, 2016
