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
Even three-year-olds have a keen sense of fairness Very young children already have a nuanced appreciation of intentionality by Jessica Carolyn Bühler / November 14, 2018
Starting childcare early affects personality traits in adolescence Children who enter day care at age three are more likely to be communicative and conscientious in adolescence by Frauke Peter / August 6, 2018
“Shyness can have a negative effect on learning” Georg Stöckli discusses how shy children become more confident at school Interview by Eveline von Arx / July 20, 2018
Encouraging children to work together and to develop their metacognition Chris Frith explains why children need to learn to judge how good they are at doing things Interview by Sabine Gysi / June 29, 2018
Today’s teen friendships are not as different as we think From yearbooks to Instagram and Snapchat by Joanna Yau / June 25, 2018
“Training is important, but it’s not the whole story” Cognitive neuroscientist and concert pianist Fredrik Ullén talks about what playing music does to our brains – and what it doesn’t do Interview by Sabine Gysi / June 13, 2018
Intellectual giftedness The case for relying on evidence rather than misconceptions by Anke Heyder / May 9, 2018
The importance of storytelling How reading to refugee children can foster their development and recovery by Rana Dajani / March 16, 2018
Urban Thinkscape – playful learning in community contexts Brenna Hassinger-Das explores how parents and kids interact in public spaces and how research can respond to the needs of community members Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / March 14, 2018
The comfort of online friends Parents might want to consider their children’s personality types in determining policies around social media and Internet use at home by Gillian R. Hayes / October 23, 2017
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
