Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

Researchers at University of Tsukuba and their collaborators have demonstrated that learning from both rewarding and aversive ...

Most children in elementary school begin learning about the body and how it works; however, research reveals that parents and teachers tend to leave out information about the brain. In fact, one study ...

Daily routines change, and many older adults find that learning new processes becomes more difficult over time. Slower ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

The team pinpointed the exact moment mice learned a new skill by observing the activity of individual neurons, confirming earlier work that suggested animals are fast learners that purposely test the ...

Your brain doesn’t process information the same way at 8 a.m. as it does at 8 p.m. Research from Tohoku University reveals that the capacity to form lasting memories follows a strict daily schedule.

A new study found a short siesta is enough to reorganize connections between nerve cells so that new information can be ...

From brain development to accents, aptitude, and motivation, the real science behind language learning challenges the idea ...