Should we feed our children bacteria? Probiotics may be a promising avenue for promoting brain development and boosting learning by Carolina de Weerth / November 28, 2018
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
Making museum memories Conversational reflections on children’s experiences can reveal and advance learning by Catherine A. Haden / September 28, 2018
The potential of neuroscience in education Neuroscientists and teachers work together to learn more about students’ brains by Noa Albelda / September 14, 2018
Acquiring decision-making strategies takes time Sebastian Horn explains how school-age children systematically use recognition memory as a cue in their judgments Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 24, 2018
Growing brains, and the bugs that help build them Microbes are critical for emotional health as well as the development of the brain itself by Bridget Callaghan / August 22, 2018
Young children sleep to learn Memories and knowledge learned throughout the day are strengthened during sleep, an effect that’s controlled by neurons in the brain by Mallory Locklear / August 13, 2018
Do gut microbes play a role in learning? Recent research shows that we may have been neglecting one important agent in learning: our gut by Brittany Howell / August 8, 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
Genes and brain plasticity Can we change how experiences are encoded and thereby modify our behavior? by Ami Citri / May 4, 2018
“Learning should build on children’s existing knowledge and experiences” Neuroscientist Gerhard Roth discusses what makes for successful teaching and learning Interview by Eveline von Arx / March 23, 2018
The still-developing teen brain shapes the way they learn Research suggests that teens are learning things differently than adults and using different parts of the brain to do so by Mallory Locklear / January 15, 2018
