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Multi-tasking adversely affects brain's learning, UCLA psychologists report
Multi-tasking affects the brain's learning systems, and as a result, we do not learn as well when we are distracted, UCLA psychologists report this week in the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. view more (2006-07-26)
Visual learning study challenges common belief on attention
A visual learning study by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston indicates that viewers can learn a great deal about objects in their field of vision even without paying attention. The findings will appear in the April 14 print issue of the journal Current Biology. view more (2009-03-26)
New Centre Will Help Tutors To Deliver Basic Skills Learning
STAFFORDSHIRE University - as part of its commitment to support education-based partnerships - is to help train hundreds of tutors who aim to improve literacy and numeracy skills in the community. Basic Skills tutors in Staffordshire work in further education colleges, as well as voluntary or community groups, to support people throughout the... view more... (2003-04-11)
Researchers identify 1 of the necessary processes in the formation of long-term memory
A new study that was carried out at the University of Haifa has identified another component in the chain of actions that take place in the neurons in the process of forming memories. view more (2009-09-08)
Engaging teachers means engaged students
To encourage and help teachers become more involved and enthusiastic about "inclusive teaching", the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recently funded an action research based project. Action research can be explained as making changes and studying the impact of those changes in order to bring about an environment where... view more... (2008-06-24)
All work and no play makes for troubling trend in early education
Parents and educators who favor traditional classroom-style learning over free, unstructured playtime in preschool and kindergarten may actually be stunting a child's development instead of enhancing it, according to a University of Illinois professor who studies childhood learning and literacy development. view more (2009-02-13)
Outcome of prostate cancer surgery depends on the experience of the surgeon
According to a new study published online today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer patients treated by highly experienced surgeons are much more likely to be cancer-free five years after surgery than patients treated by surgeons with less experience. view more (2007-07-25)
Green tea compounds beat OSA-related brain deficits
Chemicals found in green tea may be able to stave off the cognitive deficits that occur with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a new study published in the second issue for May of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. view more (2008-05-15)
Facial expressions of emotion are innate, not learned, says new study
Facial expressions of emotion are hardwired into our genes, according to a study published today in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The research suggests that facial expressions of emotion are innate rather than a product of cultural learning. view more (2008-12-29)
EU-funded project to grow first artificial society
A EUR1.55 million project funded by the European Union's Sixth Framework Programme to grow the first society based on artificial, computer-based beings, much like characters in popular computer games such as SIMS, was officially launched on Wednesday during the AISB2005 convention at the University of Hertfordshire. view more (2005-04-14)
Rutgers Research: Parkinson's Disease Alters Patient's Ability to Learn from Rewards while Treatment Affects Ability to Learn from Negative Outcomes
A new neuropsychological memory test is helping to uncover how Parkinson's disease can alter people's ability to learn about the consequences of the choices they make. view more (2009-07-01)
Cooperative classrooms lead to better friendships, higher achievement in young adolescents
Students competing for resources in the classroom while discounting each others' success are less likely to earn top grades than students who work together toward goals and share their success, according to an analysis of 80 years of research. view more (2008-03-28)
Epidemic of student cheating can be cured with changes in classroom goals
Schools have the ability to drastically reduce cheating among their students - all they need to do is follow the relatively simple and inexpensive solutions suggested by research. view more (2009-08-10)
Boston University psychologists find neurological mechanism for subliminal learning
Watch out - you may learn something and not even know it, says Takeo Watanabe, an associate professor of psychology at Boston University's Center for Brain and Memory. Watanabe and his team recently pinpointed the mechanism that makes subliminal learning work. Watanabe will present the team's findings at the American Psychological Society meeting... view more... (2005-05-26)
A hot-house for a new enterprise renaissance
A new generation of talented innovators and entrepreneurs will be identified by a new 'hot-housing' programme delivered by the state-of-the-art Bolton Technical Innovation Centre (TIC), dubbed the national pilot for a 'junior incubator'. With an award of £100,000 over three years from NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology... view more... (2004-07-20)
Reading Kafka Improves Learning, Suggests UCSB Psychology Study
Reading a book by Franz Kafka -- or watching a film by director David Lynch -- could make you smarter. view more (2009-09-16)
Chalmers education strengthens the competence of General Motors engineers worldwide
Thanks to Chalmers' great competence in Automotive safety, the Swedish university has been given the assignment to develop and deliver the course Global Automotive Safety Engineering to GM engineers. The first course will commence at the end of January with 20 participants representing six nations and four continents. Robert C. Lange, GM Executive... view more... (2003-02-03)
Cognitive dysfunction reversed in mouse model of Down syndrome
A study by neuroscientist William C. Mobley, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues at Stanford University Medical School has demonstrated a possible new approach to slowing the inevitable progression of cognitive decline found in Down's syndrome. view more (2009-11-19)
Robotic gastric bypass surgery shows promise
A system that allows surgeons to perform laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery from a remote console, controlling up to three robotic arms and a binocular camera, was successfully tested in 10 patients. view more (2005-08-16)
'Cultured' chimpanzees pass on novel traditions
The local customs that define human cultures in important ways also exist in the ape world, suggests a study reported online June 7th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. view more (2007-06-08)
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