Intelligence

5-year project will help increase social studies knowledge, reading comprehension for middle school students in Missouri, Michigan, Massachusetts and Washington, DCCredit: MU College of Education COLUMBIA, Mo. - Students who struggle…

Leveling the playing field for English learners Credit: University of Houston With a five-year, $10 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences, David Francis, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished…

Credit: Stephanie Barnes/MIT Picower Institute Learning, memory and behavioral disorders can arise when the connections between neuron, called synapses, do not change properly in response to experience. Scientists have…

Syracuse, N.Y. - A new study published recently in ScienceDirect by researchers from Syracuse University and SUNY Upstate Medical University shows that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) living in…

Researchers recommend screening to better identify treatment options UC Davis MIND Institute researchers found an unexpected set of mental illnesses in patients with a spectrum of a rare genetic disorder. Their study revealed the…

MU researchers reduce IQ exam length while maintaining accuracy Credit: MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders COLUMBIA, Mo. - For decades, neuropsychologists have used the Wechsler Intelligence…

UCalgary researchers discover a way to replace a missing protein in the brain affecting hyperactivity Scientists at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI), and Owerko Centre at…

Disrupted brain rhythms leave mice stuck on old, useless rules, but re-syncing might someday help treat cognitive deficits A new UC San Francisco study has pinpointed a specific pattern of brain waves that underlies the ability to let go…

UC Davis study found gender differences in autism severity changesCredit: UC Davis Health During early childhood, girls with autism tend to show greater reduction and less rise in their autism symptom severity than boys with autism, a…

Brain network activity predicts working memory abilities during developmentCredit: Rosenberg et al., JNeurosci 2020 A child's unique brain activity reveals how good their memories are, according to research recently published in…

A team of researchers from the University of Southampton, the University of Bath and King's College London, have provided compelling evidence of the impact of adversity in childhood on neuropsychological functioning in adulthood. They…

Credit: UC Davis Health According to a UC Davis study, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with typical development show similar proactive cognitive control. However, symptoms of depression in…

May 4, 2020 - In the debate about nature versus nurture for developing reading skills, cognitive neuroscientists have a clear message: both matter. From infancy, children have a neural scaffolding in place upon which environmental…

Credit: Researchers/University of Rochester In the summer of 2017, Christie Petrenko, an assistant professor and research associate at the University of Rochester's Mt. Hope Family Center, and Cristiano Tapparello, a research…

Columbia professor creates NeuroRights and a technocratic oath Brain-computer interfaces may soon have the power to decode people's thoughts and interfere with their mental activity. Even now the interfaces, or BCIs, which link brains…

Reshaping modern play spaces for children's health A world first review of the importance of nature play could transform children's play spaces, supporting investment in city and urban parks, while also delivering important opportunities…

If we understood the humans behind hacking incidents -- and their intent -- could we stop them? EAST LANSING, Mich. - If we understood the humans behind hacking incidents - and their intent - could we stop them? Research from Michigan…

Adverse outcomes from childhood exposures to lead and mercury are on the decline in the United States, likely due to decades of restrictions on the use of heavy metals, a new study finds. Despite decreasing levels, exposure to these…

Researchers discover dorsal anterior cingulate cortex activity during motivated control reflects the calculation of surpriseCredit: Florida Atlantic University Humans control their behavior in numerous ways, from stopping the urge…

December 23, 2019 -- A mother's obesity in pregnancy can affect her child's development years down the road, according to researchers who found lagging motor skills in preschoolers and lower IQ in middle childhood for boys whose mothers…