Music training does not have a positive impact on children's cognitive skills, such as memory, and academic achievement, such as maths, reading or writing, according to a study published in Memory & Cognition.
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A common school-age stereotype is that smart kids are unathletic. However, as a recent study lead by Associate Professor Keita Kamijo at the University of Tsukuba and Assistant Professor Toru Ishihara at Kobe University shows, ...
Jul 15, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic is putting significant stress on college students, many of whom are worried about increasing financial pressures caused by the pandemic and the lack of easily accessible mental healthcare. Those are ...
Jul 10, 2020
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Starting university is an exciting phase for everyone. However, children from academic households exhibit significantly more stress during this period than those from non-academic families. A Swiss-German research team has ...
Jun 25, 2020
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A team of Army and academic researchers are investigating how eye-pupil size changes can indicate a person's cognitive state as a means to enable teaming with autonomous agents.
Apr 27, 2020
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Outdoor classroom breaks involving 15 minutes of self-paced exercise may improve children's attention, memory and wellbeing, according to new research.
Apr 20, 2020
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It turns out we should follow our parent's advice when we're thinking about becoming parents ourselves, with a study finding eating the traditional 'three-veggies' regularly before pregnancy lowers the risk of a premature ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Young children go on to achieve more academic success when their verbal skills are enhanced, a new study suggests.
Mar 24, 2020
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The ability to understand emotions contributes almost as much to students' grades as their IQ.
Mar 3, 2020
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A new article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) reviews evidence that suggests an association between excessive smartphone and social media use and mental distress and suicidality among adolescents. The authors ...
Feb 10, 2020
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