brain science

The Science of Decision Making | Stanford Online

A publicly available course that seems tailor-made for neurojunkies… one of the profs co-chairs President Obama’s BRAIN initiative. Worth checking out! The Science of Decision Making | Stanford Online.

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The Power of Testing Memory: Basic Research and Implications for Educational Practice

Study published by Henry L. Roediger III & Jeffrey D. Karpicke that provides grounding secondary compilation of a lot of research into the role of memory structures in training & teaching. http://pps.sagepub.com/content/1/3/181.abstract

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The rise and fall of cognitive skills | MIT News

Apparently our brains don’t actually peak at age 20 and then begin a lifelong decline; the science is still out on this. Pretty exciting news for late bloomers. The rise and fall of cognitive skills | MIT News.

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brain science

Here we’re talking about the latest studies, ideas, prizes, initiatives in brain science and cognition. This includes scientific studies and papers, articles, theories, findings, etc. The attempt here is to bring the latest news in this exciting area, and to provide a place to actively share on and comment on what’s happening, and to be brief

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