Improving attention and focus in classroom environments

Improving attention and focus in classroom environments

Improving attention and focus in classroom environments Published: Maintaining students’ concentration has often been a challenge, but for many teachers, this is now especially true thanks to the rise of technology and the consequences of disrupted schooling leftover...
How do our brains extract information from faces?

How do our brains extract information from faces?

How do our brains extract information from faces? Published: Most of us can tell how someone might be feeling just by looking at their face. But, how do we do this? At the University of Waterloo in Canada, Dr Roxane Itier is using eye trackers and brain imaging...
How can we measure time?

How can we measure time?

How can we measure time? Published: Learning to tell the time is one of the key skills we are taught as children; but take a moment to think about it, and you may find the concept of time slipping away from you. How do we know how long a second is? Where did minutes...
The hidden chemicals affecting primates’ hormones

The hidden chemicals affecting primates’ hormones

The hidden chemicals affecting primates’ hormones Published: In many of the world’s rainforests, human activities threaten the survival of our closest living relatives: primates. Some of these activities, such as deforestation and hunting, are well documented and...