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Yearly Archives: 2017
Meet the Speakers: Dr. Sapna Cheryan
This article is the first in an occasional series where I’ll introduce people who will…
We Need a Bigger Boat
Because working memory is so important for learning, and because human working memory capacity isn’t…
Exercise and Learning
Does even a short bout of exercise immediately after learning help form long-term memories? A…
Maturation of the Hippocampus
Why do adolescents learn and remember specific information more easily than younger children? We have,…
The Neural Effects of Media Multitasking
If you’re attending Learning and the Brain’s “Merging Minds and Technology” Conference in November, you’re…
Neuroscience and Neuromyths
Does neuroscience education help reduce a teacher’s belief in neuromyths? According to this recent study:…
Parents, High School Start Times, and Sleepy Teens
Research findings that support later high-school start times have been more and more common in…
More Thoughts on Gender Differences
Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a skeptic about gender differences in learning….
Decisions, Decisions: Helping Students with Complex Reasoning
Most of us have heard the adage about the two ways that someone can get…