Adding it up: Research shows how early math lessons change children's brains

Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine have demonstrated that a single year of math lessons is associated with unexpectedly big changes in the brain’s approach to problem solving and that these changes can be seen in the brain scans of second- and third-graders. ...[more]

You cannot multitask!

Researchers have routinely found that people in their 20s suffer “huge” performance costs when they try to multitask. In other words, 20-somethings, cannot actually study while texting, watching videos, and listening to music. ...[more]

Left/right brain theory is bunk

Creativity isn’t a right-brain function. Logic isn’t a left-brain function. Left/right brain theory is bunk, writes cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham ... [more]

Can exercise build bigger brains?

Can Exercise Make Kids Smarter? Several recent experiments link aerobic exercise with brain development, reports the New York Times. ... [more]

Multitasking - not good

A cognitive scientist reports on his findings on multitasking.This generation is NOT unique.

Data shows kids should not multitask -- Willingham
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