Study examines brain changes during puberty to explain loss of learning ability. March 22, 2010— -- Any mom who's struggled to ski as her children whizzed by on the bunny hill, or any dad who's ...

Air pollution affects more than children's lungs. A paediatrician explains how toxic air can quietly interfere with brain development, attention and learning, and what families and schools can do to ...

As we age, our cognitive and motor functions deteriorate, which in turn affects our independence and overall quality of life. Research efforts to ameliorate or even completely abolish this have given ...

Humans are the species with both the greatest capacity for self-sabotage and the greatest capacity for learning. We see evidence of this constantly in everyday life and in world news. In this essay, I ...

If you've always wanted to learn a new language, don't let age put you off. People aged over 60 can be independent and flexible in how they learn a language—and successful, too. There is ample ...

On the last Sunday in October, we will set our clocks back an hour, which may temporarily disrupt the sleep patterns of some people. Research at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland shows that sleep ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In grade school, I was taught that learning came from studious labor, the discipline of memorization and retention of facts. I carried ...

The long-held idea that language learning is better before adulthood is up for debate. Adults have a number of advantages when it comes to learning a second language, and it comes with major benefits.

Karen Roehr-Brackin received funding from the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust (grant reference SRG23\230787) which supported the research project reported here. If you’ve always wanted to learn a new ...