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Program to Overcome Early U.S. Math Deficiencies Could Improve Workforce
January 30, 2013 — Researchers identified how a lack of a specific math skill in first grade correlated to lower scores on a seventh grade math test used to determine employability and wages in ... > full storyMore: -
How Brain Cells Shape Temperature Preferences
January 29, 2013 — A new study shows that a complex set of overlapping neuronal circuits works in concert to drive temperature preferences in the fruit fly Drosophila by affecting a single target, a heavy bundle of ... > full story -
First Ever UK Based Language Tool to Decode Baby Talk Under Development
January 29, 2013 — A tool which could radically improve the diagnosis of language delays in infants in the UK is being developed by ... > full story -
Neuroscientists Pinpoint Location of Fear Memory in Amygdala
January 28, 2013 — Neuroscientists have shed new light on the brain circuit that is involved in fear learning, memory, responses. They show that fear memory is encoded in a subdivision of the central amygdala. In ... > full story -
How Trained Literacy Coaches Can Improve Student Reading Comprehension
January 25, 2013 — The language and reading comprehension skills of low-income upper elementary-school students -- especially English-language learners -- can improve markedly if trained literacy coaches engage ... > full story -
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Vocabulary Instruction Failing U.S. Students, Expert Says
January 24, 2013 — Vocabulary instruction in the early years is not challenging enough to prepare students for long-term reading comprehension, argues an author of a new ... > full story -
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School System Favors Pupils Driven by Worry and Conscientiousness, Swedish Study Shows
January 24, 2013 — It is well known that children perform differently at school, but how can two children with the same IQ, similar home backgrounds and the same teacher get completely different grades? A psychologist ... > full story -
Pavlov's Rats? Rodents Trained to Link Rewards to Visual Cues
January 23, 2013 — In experiments on rats outfitted with tiny goggles, scientists say they have learned that the brain's initial vision processing center not only relays visual stimuli, but also can "learn" time ... > full story -
Learning and Memory May Play a Central Role in Synesthesia: Link to Childhood Toys Containing Magnetic Colored Letters
January 23, 2013 — People with color-grapheme synesthesia experience color when viewing written letters or numerals, usually with a particular color evoked by each grapheme (i.e., the letter 'A' evokes the color red). ... > full story -
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Key Elements in Preventing Homophobic Bullying in Schools
January 23, 2013 — How are non-heterosexual people affected by discrimination endured in the school environment due to their affective-sexual ... > full story
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