New Research

“Motherese” is controversial in child psychology, but recent neuroscience research suggests it could help in screening for autism.

Recent research on benefits of short naps could help teachers reframe their thinking on helping students who are caught sleeping in school.

Helping students to focus and pay attention involves students pushing through distraction to develop the brain’s attentional networks.

New neuroscience research on baby talk could hold the key to making engaging lessons for students to remember what they learn.

Exercise is an important aspect of personal health that improves not only a person’s physical body, but also improves their mood, and boosts their brain’s cognitive capacity. Physical exercise is especially important in young people to help their bodies grow strong and to fuel their minds to be able to pay attention and learn. PE

There is measurable brain damage caused by contact sports in the short term, but also in the long term seen in earlier cognitive decline.

Older students have more experiences than younger students, but that can be a good or a bad thing when trying to teach them something new.

 Giving students a bad example gives them a good example of what not to do. Teachers can also give students a good bad example.

Despite the traditional books taught in school, recent research suggests happy stories connect people better than tragedies.

Fighting teacher burnout means first and foremost supporting teacher’s fundamental needs before expecting their exceptional teaching.