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How the Brain Changes With Age
As we age, we can see our hair gray and our skin wrinkle. Less obvious are the changes happening in our brains.
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Is It Time to Kill Annual Testing?
What if schools completely did away with standardized testing?
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Bringing the Science of Learning Into Classrooms
Schools can use neuroscience research to optimize their environments to match the best ways for students to learn.
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How Experience Shapes Your Brain
You might struggle to learn new steps in your dance class, but your brain is working to ensure you nail the routine.
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How Your Brain Processes Information
Memories of failed attempts and false starts while learning to ride a bike may remain, but it likely all feels natural now. For that, you can thank the intricate circuits comprising your nervous system.
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Learning From Elementary Teachers
Many techniques used by elementary school teachers can be applicable to middle and high school teachers as well.
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Fear and Loathing in the Borderlands of the Brain
The junction between the cortex and the brainstem highlights the center of our emotions.
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Reasoning, Planning, and Problem-Solving
There are many little problems to handle well before your day starts, but your brain is there to get you through it all.
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Does Using Your Non-Dominant Hand Make You Smarter?
Training your non-dominant hand can improve your motor control, but you shouldn't expect an IQ boost.
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The Power of Language
The human brain is wired for complex communication — just right for moving speeches and zingy one-liners.
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The Source of Curiosity
Curiosity motivates us to understand the world, our communities, our bodies, and our brains.
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The Short Answer: What is a Synapse?
There’s a lot that happens between neurons. Neuroscientist John Morrison explains what happens in the space that neurons learn.
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