Life took Jessica McConnell out of the school library, but it didn’t take the school library out of her. Now, she’s ...

Scientists discovered that altering levels of the KCC2 protein can dramatically change how the brain forms reward associations. Reduced KCC2 boosts dopamine activity, making new habits—good or ...

A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues ...

This valuable study provides solid evidence for deficits in aversive taste learning and taste coding in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorders. Specifically, the authors found that Shank3 knockout ...

HAWKs is intersecting childhood enrichment, youth mental wellness and environmental stewardship bringing children back to the ...

Dopamine neurons—the cells that drive reward and motivation while we're awake—become surprisingly active during nonrapid eye movement sleep right after we learn something new.

Some area school districts have made the call ahead of the storm to close Monday or adjust schedules in another way.

Your brain's capacity to strengthen and adapt doesn't decline the way we were taught, but how you use it matters enormously.

New research shows that creative activities may slow the brain’s aging process. Here is how creativity strengthens cognitive ...

Though some might see video games as a distraction, a recent study from the University of Georgia suggests they can actually ...

A recent EdWeek Research Center survey found that 75% of teachers, principals, and district leaders said their schools or ...

Rebecca A. Huggins is a secondary literacy leader and instructional designer with over 15 years of experience supporting teachers and districtwide improvement. She is the author of the forthcoming ...