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The Right State of Mind

Recalling skills often depends on returning to your state of mind — or environment — where you first learned it.

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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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Becoming Afraid: How Creepy-Crawlies Turn Creepy

We may be hardwired to look at spiders and snakes differently than other critters, but we aren’t born afraid of them.

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The Short Answer: What Causes Dementia?

Neuroscientist John Morrison untangles the misinformation around dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

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2 min

Answering Your Questions on Socioeconomics and Its Impact on the Developing Brain

How does growing up less fortunate impact the brain and how can educators help their students overcome this obstacle?

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21 min

Addressing Potential Stigma of Socioeconomic Status

While differences in brain size based on socioeconomic status could be considered stigmatizing, the brain is quite adaptable and plastic.

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7 min

Research Suggests Poverty Impacts Neurobiology

Growing up in poverty can negatively impact developing brain regions like the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex and, in turn, increases the risks of developing behavioral and learning problems.

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23 min

Poverty is Prevalent and Marked by Numerous Threats to Child Development

Learn about the prevalence of poverty in the US and its threats to childhood development.

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16 min

The Brain Is Impacted by Experience and is Still Developing After Birth

Both stressful situations and a lack of resources can physically change the adult brain, which raises concerns of how living in poverty could negatively affect children, whose brains are still developing.

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16 min

The Mechanisms Behind Why We Struggle With Multitasking

The brain works best with one job at a time, but daily life calls for multitasking, causing a “bottle neck” in the brain.

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The Promise and Perils of Brain Training

Brain training might help you stay sharp as you get older — but it won’t make you a genius.

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Brain's Window for Language Learning Open Until Adulthood

Take a look at this new study about the ideal time frame for students to learn a second language.

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The Right State of Mind

Recalling skills often depends on returning to your state of mind — or environment — where you first learned it.

BrainFacts/SfN
8 min

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