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As we Tweet, post, like, share, and pin, are our brains registering our digital frenzy and shapeshifting accordingly? Preliminary research suggests yes. (Can Tweeting Affect Our Biology? Delete the scoop?
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Maria Konnikova reveals how Sherlock Holmes can teach us to optimise not only our own everyday existence, but our broader contributions to society and the li...
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Rats thousands of miles apart collaborate on simple tasks via the internet using 'brain-to-brain interfaces' (Connectivism's logical next step? The rat-borg are coming! - Brains of rats connected allowing them to share... Delete the scoop?
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http://www.ted.com Neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran outlines the fascinating functions of mirror neurons. Only recently discovered, these neurons allow ... Delete the scoop?
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Researchers from Stanford have found that school children retrieving math facts to solve arithmetic problems show different brain fMRI patterns when retrieving math facts, than when solving problems. Delete the scoop?
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Insights drawn from neuroscience not only provide educators with a scientific basis for understanding some of the best practices in teaching, but also offer a new lens through which to look at the problems teachers grapple with every day. 
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May 29, 2012 12:52 PM
Glad you liked this post. Should be lots more of these types of courses appearing this year.
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While Facebook's rise took many by surprise, its success was little surprise to the hundreds of researchers who study social interactions in neuroscience labs across the country. Delete the scoop?
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Neuroscience isn't just for scientists anymore. The way experts study how children's brains develop over time is changing education overall. Delete the scoop?
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Neuroscience is a complex field that educators don't often turn to for inspiration, but knowing a few basic concepts can help you plan teaching strategies th... Delete the scoop?
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Study: The Brains of Storytellers And Their Listeners Actually Sync Up | 80beats | Discover Magazine
Mind & Brain | brain | You may be talking and I may be listening, but our brains look strikingly similar.That's the conclusion of a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of... Delete the scoop?
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Matthew Taylor explores the coming 'Brain Culture'. Delete the scoop?
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E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages 
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May 14, 8:32 AM
Reading literature in digital environments.
But for the record, consult also the journal, _Computers and Composition_, at http://computersandcomposition.candcblog.org/default.html , which has been publishing research into the effects of computers on reading and writing since 1983. 
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I like and dislike the e-readers. The idea is fantastic but I think Im going to hold of using them as I just love the smell of paper books. Delete the scoop?
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Scientists have pulled off a real world, rodent-scale version of Vulcan "mind meld" from Star Trek, linking the brains of pairs of rats together over the internet to allow them to share sensory... Delete the scoop?
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Anyone who has ever played in an orchestra will be familiar with the phenomenon: the impulse for one’s own actions does not seem to come from one’s own mind alone, but rather seems to be controlled by the coordinated activity of the group. Delete the scoop?
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Children today are saturated in technology—from digital learning games to more advanced interactions like social networking and text messaging. The Internet has changed much about how young people today connect and receive information.
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Prof Paul Brown continues to explore the links between organizations and neuroscience. Here how the understanding of the networked brain can be used to improve organizational networks. Delete the scoop?
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Facebook recently celebrated its 900 millionth member. Now one in every eight human beings is virtually connected to an average of 245 “friends” through Facebook. Delete the scoop?
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Motherhood changes a woman's brain, recent research suggests. Delete the scoop?
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To err is human, to predict one is Mr. Federico Cirett. Delete the scoop?
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"Insights drawn from neuroscience not only provide educators with a scientific basis for understanding some of the best practices in teaching, but also offer a new lens through which to look at the problems teachers grapple with every day. Delete the scoop?
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Knowing more about how kids' brains function and acquire knowledge can help teachers maximize learning opportunities for their students, says Wendi Pillars. ... Delete the scoop?
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