Willy Wonka once said to Charlie, “Don’t forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he wanted.” “What?” asks Charlie. “He lived happily ever after.” While the story is cute and all, ...

“I wish you to grasp not only at what you read but at the miracle of its being readable."—Vladimir Nabokov Lately, I’ve been exploring the science of reading. In this article, I’ll share some recent ...

On her back in a dark tube, Blair Smith held still as a scanner combed her brain with magnetic waves. Words flashed by her eyes: tack, vase, hope, glow, vague, cade. The 11-year-old had been told to ...

James Roberson sat at the table with his palms flat on the surface. A mallet lay menacingly nearby. The 11-year-old’s right hand was hidden from his own view by a large sheet of cardboard. A blue ...

Halloween may be a fun time for kids to dress up in costumes and eat candy, but with the right tools it also can be a spooktacular learning opportunity. Dr. Steven Schlozman of Harvard Medical School ...

A gangster, fitness pro and neuroscientist each write a book…No, it’s not the set-up to a joke. As an avid reader of business and personal development books, I am always on the lookout for ...

A new student group focused on promoting a better understanding of neuroscience is working this year to make the discipline an undergraduate major at Northwestern. Founded during Spring Quarter 2014, ...

"Brain Games," the National Geographic series that cleverly sneaks neuroscience lessons into millions of noggins, came to New Orleans for a recent week to film segments for an upcoming episode to air ...

Pioneering Coursera online course has changed lives around the world What do a part-time farm laborer in Ireland, an aspiring medical student and a special education teacher in Brazil have in common?