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In Solving Social Dilemmas, Vervet Monkeys Get by With a Little Patience
March 28, 2013 — People could learn a lot from vervet monkeys. When vervets need to work together, they don't tell each other what to do or punish uncooperative behavior. But according to new evidence, they do get ... > full story -
Prekindergarten Program Boosts Children's Skills
March 28, 2013 — Boston Public Schools' prekindergarten program is substantially improving children's readiness to start kindergarten, according to a new study of more than 2,000 children enrolled there. The program ... > full story -
Pesticide Combination Affects Bees' Ability to Learn
March 27, 2013 — Two new studies have highlighted a negative impact on bees' ability to learn following exposure to a combination of pesticides commonly used in agriculture. The researchers found that the pesticides, ... > full story -
Mice Show Innate Ability to Vocalize: Deaf or Not, Courting Male Mice Make Same Sounds
March 26, 2013 — While humans and birds must learn to vocalize, a neurophysiologist has found that deaf male mice will vocalize to females the same way as hearing mice. The finding points the way to a more finely ... > full story -
Mindfulness Improves Reading Ability, Working Memory, and Task-Focus
March 26, 2013 — If you think your inability to concentrate is a hopeless condition, think again -- and breathe, and focus. According to a new study, as little as two weeks of mindfulness training can significantly ... > full storyMore: -
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How School Report Cards Can Backfire
March 25, 2013 — In the wake of President Obama's "college scorecard," new research finds that government attempts to grade educational institutions can backfire when done for political or policy ... > full story -
Spatial Memory: Mapping Blank Spots in the Cheeseboard Maze
March 22, 2013 — During learning, novel information is transformed into memory through the processing and encoding of information in neural circuits. Scientists have now uncovered a novel role for inhibitory ... > full story -
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Prescription for Double-Dose Algebra Proves Effective
March 21, 2013 — Ninth-graders in Chicago Public Schools have significantly benefited from double-dose algebra (attending two consecutive periods of the subject) in ways that were not easily observable in the ... > full story -
Humanoid Robot Helps Teach Children With Autism
March 20, 2013 — An interdisciplinary team of mechanical engineers and autism experts have developed an adaptive robotic system and used it to demonstrate that humanoid robots can be powerful tools for enhancing the ... > full story -
Sleep Consolidation of Interfering Auditory Memories in Starlings
March 20, 2013 — Sleep plays an important role in the brain’s ability to consolidate learning when two new potentially competing tasks are learned in the same day, according to a new study that measured ... > full story
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