A new study suggests that giving students pertinent visual information, such as a diagram or outline, at the start of a lesson will lead to better understanding of that lesson. The study, by Mark A.

Scientists have discovered what happens in the brain during sleep to lock in learning of a visually oriented "Where's Waldo"-like task. As any indignant teacher would scold, students must be awake to ...

Informed decision making depends on the ability to accurately evaluate and understand information about risk, suggests a new study. A state-of-the-science review of the literature concludes that ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — As any indignant teacher would scold, students must be awake to learn. But what science is showing with increasing sophistication is how the brain uses sleep for ...