Five-Year-Olds Can Navigate Maps Using Adultlike Brain Systems A new neuroscience study reveals that children as young as five years old possess the brain systems needed for map-based navigation. Using a simplified virtual environment called Tiny Town, researchers found that

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/WFHDQQWX… Awesome!

Stability of general cognitive ability from infancy to adulthood: A combined twin and genomic investigation | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Online now: Direction-selective laterodorsal thalamic nucleus encodes optic flow and turning in spatial navigation dlvr.it/TMNLgg

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲) 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺? Implications for reinforcement learning. Very interesting paper. doi.org/10.1016/j.tics…

Repetition rewires your brain. Repeat what you want to become. This is neuroplasticity.

Made this connection today. :)

Studies show family meals are literally linked to better grades. According to a Columbia University study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), children who frequently share dinner with their families achieve higher grades in school. The data reveals

Brain structural networks underlying language journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.115…

New post: Personalized learning sounds compassionate… but the science doesn’t back it. Let's refocus on Education for All. #WyoEdChat #learningpoint cogscilearning.com/EdforAll

Words to live by today—and every day.

Intelligence isn't knowing more It's the ability to rewire your brain faster.

I've been pushing to get rid of computers for years...

Tomorrow, I'll be hosting my 2nd Change My Mind tabling event. I hope to spark lots of conversation #WyoEdChat #learningpoint

Addiction to short-form videos reduces brain activity in the frontal lobe weakening the ability to focus.

Excited to host the Inaugural UW College of Education Research Forum on April 3! Student posters, faculty discovery tables, & research-to-practice roundtables—all in one evening. Bridging research & classroom practice. tinyurl.com/EdResearchForu… #WyoEdChat #learningpoint