Rhythm and Music Help Math Students
Kids who learned fractions through a music-based curriculum outperformed peers in traditional math classes. Sophie Bushwick reports
Kids who learned fractions through a music-based curriculum outperformed peers in traditional math classes. Sophie Bushwick reports
Robert O. Duncan, a behavioral scientist at York College, the City University of New York, responds
Researchers find that how soon we sleep after learning new information impacts how well we retain it. Christie Nicholson reports
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A person holding a gun may be more likely to think they see a weapon being carried by another. Christopher Intagliata reports
Autistic children's brains may grow too big, too soon. A new study links this unusual growth to abnormal gene activity that fails to prune unnecessary neural connections
M.I.T. scientist Sebastian Seung describes the audacious plan to find the connectome--a map of every single neuron in the brain. Here, he says, is the secret of human identity
Why some people learn more from their mistakes
A new study has found a strong correlation between how much your mind wanders and your working memory capacity. Christie Nicholson reports
Genetic traces similar to those in vertebrate brains have been found in lowly worms, but not all scientists are convinced that complex brains were already in the works more than 500 million years ago...
Studies suggest that cumulative culture is unique to people, and that collaborative learning may be the key to human advancement. But precisely where to draw the lines for culture remains unclear...
Problems with focus and self-understanding are linked to eating disorders
The willful distortion of reality to extremes can be harmful
In one experiment, just telling a man he would be observed by a female was enough to hurt his psychological performance.
New research finds a relatively simple method to increase your capacity for self-control. Christie Nicholson reports
New findings point to relationship issues as the primary cause of female sexual dysfunction
Words with more letters on the right side of a QWERTY keyboard are thought of more positively than are words primarily typed on the left side. Sophie Bushwick reports
Our sense of smell sways our memories and thoughts
High-ranking chimps in a group break up scuffles and keep the peace. Karen Hopkin reports
When to engage with negative feelings and when to ignore them
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