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Research shows education sustains mental wellbeing
Education can play a major part in sustaining mental health and help adults avoid or reduce depression. This is one of the major conclusions from a study of 140 learners carried out by a team from London University`s DfES-funded Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning (WBL). The researchers point out that the effect of education is... view more... (2002-10-08)
School children could lead the way on sustainability
Many children are not only passionate about environmental issues, but more than capable of driving forward sustainability initiatives, argues new research into the role of schools in developing more sustainable communities. view more (2009-10-21)
Instruction Manuals: First Text then Pictures
Delft research on efficiency of text, images and animations in instruction manuals Instruction Manuals: First Text then Pictures In instruction manuals, the use of text is most efficient for short-term learning and images are most efficient for the longer term. This is one of the conclusions from the thesis of Piet Westendorp, which he defended on... view more... (2002-06-11)
Transgenic songbirds provide new tool to understand the brain
You can learn a lot from an animal. By manipulating the DNA of mice, flies, frogs and worms, scientists have discovered a great deal about the genes and molecules behind many of life's essential processes. view more (2009-09-29)
Brain research shows past experience is invaluable for complex decision making
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have shown that past experience really does help when we have to make complex decisions based on uncertain or confusing information. view more (2009-05-14)
Regaining Hand Control After Nerve Damage
A Swedish study published as a research letter in this week’s issue of THE LANCET concludes that the return of sensory control in the hand after nerve damage in the arm is an age-related learning process involving the central nervous system, and is similar to the processes involved in language acquisition. One of the challenges in... view more... (2001-09-05)
Researchers uncover mechanisms of common inherited mental retardation
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are uncovering how brain cells are affected in Fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of inherited mental retardation and the most common genetic cause of autism. view more (2008-01-09)
Personality tests could predict doctors' burnout
Burnout, depression and disillusionment amongst doctors are major concerns for health services. A new study in BMC Medicine suggests that future dissatisfaction could have been predicted when individual doctors applied to medical school, by assessing their personality, motivations and learning styles. "High perceived workload and poor support... view more... (2004-08-16)
Vascular drug found to improve learning and memory in middle-aged rats
A team of Arizona psychologists, geneticists and neuroscientists has reported that a safe and effective drug used to treat vascular problems in the brain has improved spatial learning and working memory in middle-aged rats. view more (2009-02-02)
New discoveries about neuron plasticity linked to learning and memory
Neurons experience large-scale changes across their dendrites during learning, say neuroscientists at The University of Texas at Austin in a new study that highlights the important role that these cell regions may play in the processes of learning and memory. view more (2005-11-02)
Drug triggers body's mechanism to reverse aging effect on memory process
A drug made to enhance memory appears to trigger a natural mechanism in the brain that fully reverses age-related memory loss, even after the drug itself has left the body, according to researchers at UC Irvine. view more (2006-07-28)
African grey parrot is first bird to comprehend numerical concept akin to zero
A Brandeis University researcher has shown that an African grey parrot with a walnut-sized brain understands a numerical concept akin to zero - an abstract notion that humans don't typically understand until age three or four, and that can significantly challenge learning-disabled children. view more (2005-07-11)
A commonly prescribed drug reverses learning and attention deficits in a mouse model of the genetic disorder Neurofibromatosis type I
This week, researchers report evidence that a statin drug already shown to be safe for use in humans has proven effective at correcting cell-cell communication and curing learning disfunction in a mouse model of Neurofibromatosis type I, a human genetic disorder that causes learning disabilities in millions of people worldwide. view more (2005-11-08)
Bird brains suggest how vocal learning evolved
Though they perch far apart on the avian family tree, birds with the ability to learn songs use similar brain structures to sing their tunes. Neurobiologists at Duke University Medical Center now have an explanation for this puzzling likeness. view more (2008-03-12)
Experience affects new neuron survival in adult brain; study sheds light on learning, memory
Experience in the early development of new neurons in specific brain regions affects their survival and activity in the adult brain, new research shows. How these new neurons store information about these experiences may explain how they can affect learning and memory in adults. view more (2007-03-23)
Babies raised in bilingual homes learn new words differently than infants learning one language
Infants who are raised in bilingual homes learned two similar-sounding words in a laboratory task at a later age than babies who are raised in homes where only one language is spoken. view more (2007-09-28)
UCI researchers restore memory process in most common form of mental disability
University of California, Irvine scientists have discovered how to reverse the learning and memory problems inherent in the most common form of mental impairment. view more (2007-10-08)
'Smart' mice teach scientists about learning process, brain disorders
Mice genetically engineered to lack a single enzyme in their brains are more adept at learning than their normal cousins, and are quicker to figure out that their environment has changed, a team led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found. view more (2007-05-29)
In Birds, Expecting to Mate Leads to Higher Fertilization Rates
From an evolutionary perspective, the primary task of an organism is to pass along its genes to future generations. Such genetic transmission is usually assumed to be instinctive. However, a new study shows that species also learn to adapt to their surroundings in order to increase their "reproductive fitness"-- the likelihood that they... view more... (2007-10-05)
Cutting-edge health care training in Africa
Oxford University researchers are developing a pilot `E-learning Certification Programme in Global Health` directed at health professionals working in Africa, following a donation of US $500,000 (£325,000) from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Increasing strains on the health care system in many African countries created by AIDS and... view more... (2002-10-25)
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