The purpose of going to school is to learn, but students may find certain topics difficult to understand if they don’t have the necessary background […]
Flexibility of working memory from random connections
A new article in Neuron from Princeton University neuroscientists Flora Bouchacourt and Tim Buschman presents a new model of working memory. Working memory is your […]
How listening to music ‘significantly impairs’ creativity
The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect. Psychologists from the University of Central […]
Neuroscientists discover neural mechanisms of developmental dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is one of the most widespread learning disabilities. Different therapeutic approaches and learning strategies are used to tackle the reading and writing difficulties […]
How words get an emotional meaning
Many objects and people in everyday life have an emotional meaning. A pair of wool socks, for example, has an emotional value if it was […]
Dry eye syndrome slows reading rate, study suggests: Slow reading rate and significantly disrupt day to day tasks that require visual concentration for long periods of time
Johns Hopkins researchers report that chronic dry eye, a condition in which natural tears fail to adequately lubricate the eyes, can slow reading rate and […]
New deep knowledge AI system could resolve bottlenecks in drug research
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new system that could significantly speed up the discovery of new drugs and reduce the need […]