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Circadian Clock May Be Critical For Remembering What You Learn, Researchers Say
The circadian rhythm that
quietly pulses inside us
all, guiding our daily cycle
from sleep to wakefulness
and back to sleep again, may
... > full story
Psychologists Show Experience May Be The Best Teacher For Infants
There's a lot of truth in
the old proverb "experience
is the best teacher," and
apparently it even applies
to 10-month-old infants. ... > full story
'Hub' Of Fear Memory Formation Identified In Brain Cells
A protein required for the
earliest steps in embryonic
development also plays a key
role in solidifying fear
memories in the brains of
adult animals, scientists
... > full story
Most Elementary Schools In California Will Fail To Meet Proficiency Requirements By 2014, Study Shows
A new study shows that
nearly all elementary
schools in California will
fail to meet the Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP)
... > full story
- Circadian Clock May Be Critical For Remembering What You Learn, Researchers Say
- Psychologists Show Experience May Be The Best Teacher For Infants
- 'Hub' Of Fear Memory Formation Identified In Brain Cells
- Most Elementary Schools In California Will Fail To Meet Proficiency Requirements By 2014, Study Shows
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Important Clue To Learning Deficit In Children With Autism
October 12, 2008 — An important clue to why children with autism spectrum disorders have trouble imitating others has been discovered: they spend less time looking at the faces of people who are modeling new ... > full story -
Gene Hunt In Dyslexia
October 10, 2008 — Letters are warped, syllables left out. Scientists seek to spot responsible genes and try to develop a genetic screening test to support affected children at an earlier ... > full story -
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Girls Are Happier Than Boys At Primary School, Study Shows
October 10, 2008 — Just over one quarter (26 per cent) of primary seven boys are completely happy coming to school, compared with 44 per cent of girls, according to a new ... > full story -
US Culture Derails Girl Math Whizzes
October 10, 2008 — A culture of neglect and, at some age levels, outright social ostracism, is derailing a generation of students, especially girls, deemed the very best in mathematics, according to a new ... > full story -
Virtual Reality Breathes Second Life Into Language Teaching
October 9, 2008 — An international team has developed a wireless virtual reality environment that can help promote language learning and let students practice. The researchers have demonstrated their Collaborative ... > full story -
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Girls Have Harder Time Than Boys Adjusting In Language-learning Environment, Study Finds
October 7, 2008 — Girls who don’t share a common language may have more difficulty adjusting socially than boys, according to surprising new research looking at language acquisition among young ... > full story -
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Corner Stores Capture Kids On Morning Commute
October 6, 2008 — Researchers recently examined the eating habits of urban children before and after school as part of a larger project to make corner store snacks ... > full story -
Walking Forum Report Shows Need To Expand Physical Activity In Schools
October 6, 2008 — With childhood obesity expanding to epidemic proportions in the United States, educators, researchers and health practitioners are actively seeking to identify effective means of addressing this ... > full story -
Learning To Shape Your Brain Activity
October 5, 2008 — A new study shows that the successful manipulation of sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) amplitude by instrumental SMR conditioning (ISC) improved sleep quality as well as declarative learning. ISC might thus ... > full story -
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Female Medical Students Underestimate Their Abilities And Males Tend To Overestimate Theirs
October 4, 2008 — Despite performing equally to their male peers in the classroom and the clinic, female medical students consistently report decreased self-confidence and increased anxiety, particularly over issues ... > full story
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