learning
Scientists find that cuttlefish can delay gratification and those that can wait longest also do better in a learning test
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In a small study, researchers taught four animals how to play a rudimentary joystick-enabled video game, demonstrating conceptual understanding beyond simple chance
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In a study of over 500,000 eighth graders from 50 countries, such pressures were found to affect girls even more strongly when it comes to interest in math
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Researchers explore how cannabinoids exact their effect on learning by investigating the brain mechanisms involved in eyeblink conditioning
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For many non-English speakers, language is a hindrance to full participation in science
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Writing by hand creates much more activity in the sensorimotor parts of the brain, researchers found
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New research shows that, even before they begin to speak, babies already have a strong grasp of the grammar basics of their first language
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Even when specialized terms are defined in the text, the damage is done
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In recent research, scientists found that neural networks become more focused as mice got better at performing a trained task
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New findings reveal that very early on, years earlier than previously believed, babies who hear counting realize that it's about quantity
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