Starting at a tender age, we learn to recognize patterns in our environment and to then modify our behavior accordingly. (My ...

In a recent study in Nature Communications, researchers increased synaptic serotonin through a selective serotonin-releasing agent (SSRA), fenfluramine, to investigate its impact on human behavior.

Further, teachers often expect that by middle school, kids are old enough to behave without being coddled. As a result, positive reinforcement techniques widely used in elementary school are often ...

Engaging with healthy lifestyle behaviors, including a healthy diet and physical activity, was associated with better outcomes among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). “Although prior ...

https://doi.org/10.5749/jamerindieduc.58.1-2.0084 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/jamerindieduc.58.1-2.0084 Copy URL The purpose of this study was to examine ...

“Good job!” is such a nice, common encouragement for a child to hear. Nothing wrong with it at first glance. But we can do better. Let’s talk about how praising a child’s performance outcome can ...

The number of times a teacher compliments or recognizes a student’s good behavior, compared to how often the teacher reprimands the student, the more likely that student is going to stay focused on ...