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Could playing video games impact learning ability?

8 April 2021
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Brain training: An attractive idea, but not as easy as it seems

Pia Viviani and Dietsje Jolles / 18 August 2020
Video 21st century skills Education technology
Brain training. Illustration by kurzgesagt.

A nuanced look into the future with Daphne Bavelier and Amy Ogan

Sabine Gysi / 27 January 2020
Video 21st century skills Education technology
Daphne Bavelier and Amy Ogan at KOSMOS, Zurich

“These players develop excellent sustained attention and focus”

Helena Pozniak / 22 November 2019
Interview Psychology Technology

Exams may damage teenagers’ mental health and restrict their potential

Kathryn Bates / 22 August 2019
Opinion Education systems Mental health
sweetlouise, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

The bright and dark sides of knowledge

Yee Lee Shing / 8 May 2019
Article Development Psychology
igorovsyannykov, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Bilingual at school

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 21 January 2019
Article Development Language
akshayapatra, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

“Our brain is trying to be plastic most of the time”

Sabine Gysi / 29 October 2018
Interview Video Development Neuroscience
Takao Hensch

Why neuroscience for teachers?

Janet M Dubinsky / 5 October 2018
Article Learning & Education Neuroscience
ahmedgad, Pixabay.com, CC0 1.0

Window for learning second language may remain open longer than thought

Julianne Hill / 17 May 2018
Article Development Language
Alexander Lyubavin, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Genes and brain plasticity

Ami Citri / 4 May 2018
Article Development Genetics
Art by Banksy, photo: Mark Gstohl, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

A biosocial view on precision education

Ben Williamson / 30 April 2018
Opinion Education technology Education technology
Diego Fernandes, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

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