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How Does the Brain Learn Language?

We communicate with one another using movements (gestures), sounds (speech), and symbols (writing). Language is intrinsically tied to our emotions, social relationships, and many other aspects of cognition. Much is still mysterious about the process. Here’s what we know so far.
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How We Learn

The brain is designed to help us learn and remember even before we leave the womb. But how does it do so? And what are the best ways to learn new material?

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Finding the Rhythm of Literacy

Q&A with Nina Kraus, Ph.D.

Dana grantee Nina Kraus and her lab discovered that synchronization ability, like tapping your foot along to a beat, matches the rapid brain activity linked to reading, language and phonological skills. Understanding children’s rhythmic strengths and bottlenecks could help teachers help them improve language skills.
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Remembering What We Learn

Our authors provide examples of retrieval practice and individual differences in long-term retention and explore quick and slow learners.
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Closing the Language Skills Gap Among Children

Many children are at a disadvantage even before they walk into an early Head Start or pre-K program. What do we know and what can be done to mitigate the long-term effects of this deficit?

Learning and Memory

A Study of Motivation

Q&A  with R. Alison Adcock, M.D., Ph.D.

It’s difficult to know what motivates people, but R. Alison Adcock’s lab is using imaging to study how states like desire and curiosity can facilitate “motivated memory"

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