Mindfulness has been a buzzy term for years now, with a slew of mental health experts and celebrities raving about the perks of focusing one's attention on the present without judgment. But while a ...

Handwriting remains crucial for cognitive development, fostering deeper information processing and stronger neural pathways ...

Typing may be faster than writing by hand, but it’s less stimulating for the brain, according to research published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. After recording the brain activity of ...

Ellen Galinsky has been on a seven-year quest to understand what brain science says about how to better teach and parent adolescent children. The past few years have seen advancements in our ...

Teaching handwriting in elementary school is getting huge support from research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Some state legislatures are paying attention and mandating that handwriting be ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS — University of Iowa psychologist Kelly Pelzel is working with sixth-grade band and orchestra students at Harding Middle School in Cedar Rapids to help children recognize how their body, ...

The tiny voice insists, “I do it,” they are practicing agency, problem-solving, and resilience. Say yes more often when you ...

It’s critical that students know how to use digital content, but as students have more access to information, it’s also critical that they know how to evaluate that information with a discerning eye.

Dallas students from an elementary school where at least 80% of students come from low-income families are projected to earn more than their high-income peers over a lifetime, thanks to education ...