Mindfulness in schools: Is it overrated? Scientific evidence mitigates the effectiveness of mindfulness interventions by Jessica Massonnié / October 21, 2019
Do the children of older parents have more behavior problems? New research suggests this is not the case by Mariëlle Zondervan-Zwijnenburg / September 5, 2019
How video games could help teach adolescents about empathy A study explores video game empathy training as a possible way to improve peer relationships and developmental outcomes by Meeri Kim / February 18, 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
How neuroscientists and educators can build a better partnership Lauren Vega O’Neil and Eric Pakulak discuss ways to foster successful neuroscientist-educator collaboration Interview by Meeri Kim / November 16, 2018
“Neuroscientists and teachers need to work together” Education expert Davide Antognazza discusses how neuroscientists and educators might work more closely together Interview by Sabine Gysi / October 19, 2018
More is not always better Tailoring parenting programs to the needs of individual families by Meeri Kim / September 7, 2018
How easily someone is disgusted predicts their general moral notions David A. Pizarro explains one possible reason why moral, social and political judgments differ so widely Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 29, 2018
“The teenage brain is different, but how?” Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s new book, “Inventing Ourselves,” is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand adolescents by Jessica Carolyn Bühler / July 11, 2018
School-based social and emotional learning programs What we actually know and what policy makers need to know by Roisin P. Corcoran / February 5, 2018
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
Helping war-affected young people build skills for coping and resilience Theresa Betancourt explains what challenges children from war zones encounter and how successful reintegration could look like Interview by Cathrin Jerie / August 4, 2017
