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For years we at Posit Science have stressed our brain...
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Recent dramatic advances in cognitive neuroscience are explaining educational problems...
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Ever wondered what the brains wiring looked like? Well now...
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This was a an interesting pice of news we read...
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The Importance of Literacy In the 1991 National Literacy Act,...
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Preventing Dementia Bilingual adults with Alzheimer's take twice as long...
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Can Learning About the Brain Help Schools?
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In Scientific American, the distinguished neuroscientist Antonio Damasio reflected on...
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Jean Piaget: Father of Developmental Psychology
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Introduction: Piaget and His Ideas A young child passes a...
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Rising, Down Under
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I just spent several days talking with scientists and lecturing...
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