When education is framed primarily as optimizing neural circuitry, we risk losing sight of the full complexity of human ...

“Brain-based learning” is everywhere. From TED Talks to professional development workshops, educators are told that neuroscience holds the key to unlocking student potential. We hear about prefrontal ...

Artificial intelligence can already beat grandmasters at Go, draft legal briefs, and generate photorealistic images in ...

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 ...

Daniel Coyle describes how Carol Dweck, in her ongoing quest to advance student potential, set out to test and explore student academic and social potential.

The ability to analyze the brain's neural connectivity is emerging as a key foundation for brain-computer interface (BCI) ...

I was recently sitting with my friend’s 9-year-old son, Guillermo, as he teed up a YouTube video on the TV. I’d wanted to get a kid’s perspective on “brain rot,” Oxford University Press’ 2024 word of ...

If it feels like it’s harder than ever to have conversations about controversial subjects without explosive arguments, you’re not alone. “People are so trigger-happy and willing to engage in outrage ...

Neurons that specifically reduce and modulate electrical brain activity have a greater influence on emotional memories than ...