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The Evidence Mounts: Delaying Middle and High School Start Times
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Here's the statement from the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine:...

A Working Memory Intervention That “Really Works.” Really?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

L&tB bloggers frequently write about working memory -- and with good...

Emotion: Cognition’s Rudder
Austin Matte
Austin Matte

We are not rational beings. In fact, many aspects of...

Skepticism Improves Innovation
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Greg Ashman is enthusiastic about research, and yet skeptical about innovation....

Gender Differences in Dyslexia Diagnoses
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

It has long been true that men are diagnosed with...

The Potential Perils of Google
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

You have heard before, and will doubtless hear again, that...

The Most Concussive High School Sport?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Brain research can be thrilling; it can be useful; it...

If You’re Reading this Blog, You’re Part of the Solution
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Dr. Savo Heleta, a scholar at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,...

Movin’ on Up
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

This New York Times article offers a handy overview of...

More Brain Horsepower?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

  This article summarizes the current debate -- call it a...

Share Your LEARNING AND THE BRAIN Stories
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While you're at Learning and the Brain, we’d love to...

Learning and the Brain Stories, #2
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Curiosity and Play: Snowflakes and Standards by Dr. Debbie Donsky...

Your Brain Is Like a Computer, take 357
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Because brains are so complicated, people who explain them routinely...

No Homework in the Orchard
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

The Washington Post reports on Orchard School in South Burlington,...

Neuromyth or Neurotruth?
Ian Kelleher
Ian Kelleher

In the spirit of April Fool's Day, I thought it...

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