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Jedidiah Becker for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online As a species, humans generally tend to be lazy. We like low-hanging fruit – and from an evolutionary perspective, why shouldn’t we? In the early history of man, when food was dangerously scarce and the unnecessary expenditure of energy potentially fatal, it paid to be judiciously lazy and cut corners wherever you could afford to. For years, researchers have known that this innate indolence applies to our intellectual life as...

-A study conducted at the University of Granada and the University of York in Toronto, Canada, has revealed that bilingual children have a better working memory, which holds, processes and updates transitory information. -The research study has been published in the last issue of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. A study conducted at the University of Granada and the University of York in Toronto, Canada, has revealed that bilingual children develop a better working memory...

There are “things hidden in plain sight” all around us. But art can help students see their world anew, unlocking discoveries in fields ranging from plant biology to biomedical imaging, according to University of Delaware professor John Jungck. Jungck’s sentiments were echoed by a panel of experts speaking on “Artful Science” on Feb. 15 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Boston. Jungck organized the panel and also spoke at...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Social networking giant Facebook has become the tool of choice for many researchers who are studying everything from child psychology to cognitive decline. On the cognitive end, one new study has shown adults over the age of 65 may get an intellectual boost if they learn to use the popular social site. When it comes to sharpening those cognitive skills, University of Arizona graduate student Janelle Wohltmann says Facebook may be...

Could it really be possible for robots to replace teachers in teaching the English language and get better results from the children? According to the experiment conducted by Shizuko Matsuzoe and Fumihida Tanaka of the University of Tsukuba, Japan, the answer would be “yes.” New York City, NY (PRWEB) February 17, 2013 Modern technology continues to expand the possibilities for vocabulary research, and in the Tsukuba study, the researchers took full advantage of this fact. For their...

Carnegie Mellon University When faced with a difficult decision, it is often suggested to "sleep on it" or take a break from thinking about the decision in order to gain clarity. But new brain imaging research from Carnegie Mellon University, published in the journal "Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience," finds that the brain regions responsible for making decisions continue to be active even when the conscious brain is distracted with a different task. The research provides...

Digital learning revolution for CTI degree students. Johannesburg, South Africa (PRWEB) February 13, 2013 In a move that will revolutionise the way they study, the CTI Education Group will become the first higher education institution in South Africa to offer its students tablet computers loaded with prescribed textbooks, at no extra cost. Over two thousand students who will start their degree studies at CTI in January will receive the new ten-inch touch-screen Samsung Galaxy Note...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Fascination with the study of split brain, or laterality, is not a new occurrence within the scientific community. Some of the better-known studies, conducted in the 1960s, dealt with individuals whose corpora callosa was surgically severed due to their affliction with epilepsy. While today brain imaging devices are more likely to be used to observe this phenomenon, psychologists continue to engage in research in the field of brain...

LONDON, February 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Macmillan Digital Education [http://www.digital-education.com ] has made a significant move into the Brazilian EdTech market with investments in two Brazil-based start-ups targeting the adult education sector - Veduca and Easyaula. These investments bolster Digital Education's local presence as a serious "go-to" investor for EdTech entrepreneurs in the Latin American region. - Veduca [http://www.veduca.com.br ]...

ROCKFORD, Ill., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Scout division announced today that four accomplished professionals have been chosen as the winner and honorable mentions of the 2012 Mentor of the Year Award. Samantha Stovall, a Program Manager at UTC Aerospace Systems, has been named the 2012 Mentor of the Year. She was nominated by three mentees, including a winning nomination from mentee, Danielle Wilke. Stovall has been with Hamilton Sundstrand UTC in Rockford, Ill.,...