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Memory
Age related memory loss prevention

Age related memory loss prevention

Social interaction, computer use, games, and crafts can help prevent mild age-related...

Music
Music lessons improve school performance

Music lessons improve school performance

Students taking music lessons at school perform better than their non-musical peers...

Education
Learning changes brain structure

Learning changes brain structure

There are changes in neural brain structure while practicing and mastering a new...

Working memory
ST memory and task complexity

ST memory and task complexity

Short term memory brain circuits operate differently depending on the complexity...

Learning
The learning styles myth

The learning styles myth

The belief that learning styles may predict academic and career success is a myth...

Learning
Human brain identifies objects based on statistics

Human brain identifies objects based on statistics

Study results suggest that the brain acts like a pickpocket.

Working memory
Good sleep & good mood lead to good working memory with age

Good sleep & good mood lead to good working memory with...

The effects of sleep, age and depressed mood on working memory were examined.

Music
The genius of Bach

The genius of Bach

The clues we have today that Bach was a genius.

Relationships
Relationships, not money are key to improving schools

Relationships, not money are key to improving schools

Study finds social capital has 3-5 times the impact of funding.

Language acquisition
Language exposure relates to structural neural connectivity in childhood

Language exposure relates to structural neural connectivity...

Increased child-adult exposure to conversation leads to increased white matter connectivity...

Memory
Prospective memory: acting is the key to remembering tasks

Prospective memory: acting is the key to remembering tasks

Have you ever been shopping and returned home to find that you have forgotten to...

Brain injury
New portable device diagnoses brain injury.

New portable device diagnoses brain injury.

By analyzing a single drop of blood, patients can be diagnosed within ten minutes,...

EI
Emotional intelligence in the workplace

Emotional intelligence in the workplace

Here are some ways by which emotional intelligence can be developed.

Technology
Checking phones in lectures can cost students half a grade in exams

Checking phones in lectures can cost students half a grade...

Cell phone use damages the learning environment.

Careers
Should employers care about GPA anymore?

Should employers care about GPA anymore?

There is a growing tide of opinion that GPA scores are worthless as a criteria for...

Stress
How students view intelligence affects how they internalize stress

How students view intelligence affects how they internalize...

The belief that smartness can be developed leads high schools students to become...