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What do teachers need to know about neurons?

At EdSurge News, Sydney Johnson ponders neurotransmitters, social development, and the marvelous Mary Helen Immordino-Yang.

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Parenting Matters, and Earlier than You Think

Studies of neglect and maltreatment of young children have revealed a lot about early brain…

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“Screen Time”: Content and Context Matter

This open letter–signed by many psychologists and neuroscientists well-known to LaTB audiences–argues that current panic about…

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Laptops in the Classroom: The Debate Continues…

In at least this one college classroom, non-academic laptop use is inversely related to performance…

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17 Ways to Fold Sheep

Here’s a mental puzzle to start off your day: Imagine you’ve got 17 sheep and…

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A Skeptic Meditates

Scott Barry Kaufman meditates — rebelliously — for eight weeks, and learns a lot about himself,…

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Daily Routines in Early Childhood: Help or Hindrance?

“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was…

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“Neuro-Prediction”

The invaluable Neuroskeptic debunks yet another example of neuro-prediction. Let the brain science consumer beware…

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In the News

The controversy over famous patient Henry Molaison — a.k.a. H.M. — is #7 on the…

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The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can...

What if there existed a secret recipe for curing nearly all of our most serious…