Posts Tagged ‘learning’

Why your ‘seesaw’ brain can’t stay on task

U. FLORIDA (US) — When we try to concentrate on a specific task, different parts of our brain are in a constant battle for control behind the scenes. Continue…

Thursday, April 11, 2013 14:08 - 3 Comments

Science & Technology - Apr 11, 2013 13:00 - 2 Comments

How your brain chunks ‘moments’ into ‘events’

PRINCETON (US) — Scientists say they have a new explanation for how the brain breaks experiences into “events,” or the related groups that help us mentally organize the day’s many situations. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2013 14:22 - 0 Comments

AIDS patients learn to boost their kids’ abilities

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Ugandan adults with AIDS who received specialized caregiver training improved their children’s development and their own well-being. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 9, 2013 12:08 - 2 Comments

Kids ‘get’ grammar as young as age 2

U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — When they first learn to speak, children as young as 2 are doing more than just imitating adults—they actually understand basic grammar rules, new research suggests. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 8, 2013 16:07 - 0 Comments

Kids with autism mimic ‘more efficiently’

U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Children typically copy adult behavior as a social phenomenon, not to learn new skills, though this differs among those with autism. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 15:17 - 3 Comments

Interactive robot trains kids with autism

VANDERBILT (US) — A humanoid robot shows promise for teaching a basic social skill called joint attention to children with autism spectrum disorder. (more…)

Society & Culture - Mar 29, 2013 15:09 - 1 Comment

To teach kids math, keep hands moving

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Students perform better in math when their instructors use hand gestures—a simple teaching tool that could pay off in higher-level classes like algebra. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 21, 2013 15:20 - 1 Comment

Sleep can fuse conflicting tasks in brain

U. CHICAGO (US) — A good night’s sleep helps the brain retain multiple, potentially conflicting memories, according to new research with starlings. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 8, 2013 11:27 - 0 Comments

Human brain cells make mice smarter

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Transplanting human brain cells into mice makes them learn more quickly and gives them better memory. Researchers say the finding could help treat brain disorders in people. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 14, 2013 11:52 - 1 Comment

Our brains learn to love music’s harmony

U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — The ability to appreciate harmony in music may be a learned—not innate—skill, new research suggests. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2013 15:05 - 0 Comments

Cognitive problems for 1 in 3 kids with MS

STONY BROOK (US) — One of the largest studies to assess cognitive function of children with multiple sclerosis finds one-third have a cognitive impairment. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 29, 2013 11:42 - 0 Comments

Deep sleep may improve memory as we age

UC BERKELEY (US) — Neuroscientists have discovered a link between sleep quality and memory loss in older adults. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 25, 2013 12:04 - 1 Comment

Early vocab lessons are too elementary

MICHIGAN STATE / U. MICHIGAN (US) — Kindergarteners aren’t learning enough new words to prepare them for long-term reading comprehension, say researchers. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 24, 2013 14:11 - 0 Comments

Brain scans predict language skills at age 1

U. WASHINGTON (US) — The anatomy of the hippocampus and cerebellum, brain areas associated with motor skills and memory, can predict children’s language abilities at age 1. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 24, 2013 12:48 - 3 Comments

Higher-level thinking gets going in preschool

U. CHICAGO / UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Children as young as 4 ½ begin to show signs of higher-level thinking skills thanks to some key abilities, not just more knowledge or better schooling. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 4, 2013 14:32 - 0 Comments

For better brain scans, kids ‘act natural’

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Asking kids to do something normal during an fMRI scan—like watching Sesame Street—has given scientists new insight into how children’s brains develop. (more…)

Babies learn mother’s vowels in the womb

U. WASHINGTON (US) — Babies can differentiate between sounds from their native tongue and a foreign one, which suggests that they begin absorbing language while still in the womb. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 3, 2013 16:13 - 0 Comments

Menopause forgetfulness unlikely to linger

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Women in early post menopause performed worse in verbal learning and verbal memory than those in earlier stages, though the condition is probably temporary, say researchers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 3, 2013 14:48 - 2 Comments

Is fish a good thing during pregnancy?

U. ROCHESTER (US) — For pregnant women and their unborn babies, the good that comes from eating fish may outweigh the bad. (more…)

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