Tag: brain development

An MIT study shows which parts of the brain are responsible for our ability to read. Interesting? Yes. Helpful for literacy? Not likely.

A few non-human animals have been known to have the ability to keep a musical beat, and now research has been published looking at what may be the mechanism.

A new study that includes scientists from the Univ. of Ill. suggests we aren't doing enough to protect children from chemicals that may impair brain development.

Can teachers become better teachers if they understand which structures of the brain influence the learning of certain tasks or behaviors? Probably not.

From Johns Hopkins, training people to pay attention to important details amid noise and garbage details that need to be filtered out.

Music has a powerful effect on kids. Making music out of classroom lessons can give content time to sink in as kids sing along.

Kids who survive malignant brain tumors suffer not only hearing loss but, as a result of the chemotherapy used to treat the tumor, long-term cognitive deficits.

Anorexia nervosa is one of the most puzzling, and deadly, of all mental illnesses. What drives people to ignore the body's desire for change?

Football is a dangerous sport. Maybe, though, it's even more dangerous than we thought, due to hits that don't result in concussions.

Maybe we learn more from our mistakes than we learn from getting things right from the beginning, new research suggests.