What does playing tackle football do to young brains? Recent studies show kids under 12 playing tackle football face increased threats to their developing brains by Julianne Hill / March 5, 2018
Attentive learners’ brains are on the same wavelength Why social dynamics in the classroom matter for learning Interview by Sabine Gysi / December 8, 2017
Does sleep improve language learning in infants? New research suggests that the amount of sleep at an early age is directly related to infants’ language development by Ines Wilhelm / November 27, 2017
Brain training for children Can it have a meaningful, long-term impact on performance? by Annie Brookman-Byrne / November 24, 2017
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
Some of the most important behaviors are contagious Emily Falk's research looks at how using messages from the media and peer influence can help people make good decisions Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 8, 2017
How social robots can make children more curious Helping children to maintain and increase their curiosity throughout their elementary school years by Goren Gordon / October 27, 2017
Kids growing up in poverty struggle to acquire vital cognitive abilities Silvia Bunge on developing interventions to better support the learning of goal-directed behavior and reasoning in children Interview by Sabine Gysi / October 11, 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
Developmental science grows up How do we nurture the impact of learning science? by Gaia Scerif / September 12, 2017