LearningRx1 Teen/Young Adults | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 14

Students with a disability more likely to be restrained/secluded at school...

Jan 11, 2014 by

Students with a disability are more likely to be secluded and/or restrained at school. It may not be surprising to some, but U.S. public schools use restraining techniques and seclusion more often on students with disabilities than their peers...

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Excited better than calm for test performance

Jan 2, 2014 by

Getting excited before a test improves performance better than trying to calm down. Experiments at Harvard showed that performance on anxiety-inducing activities, like public speaking an math tests, are improved when students get excited because they are thinking about...

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Testing online daily boosts college performance

Dec 25, 2013 by

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered ways to level the playing field for college students of lower incomes. The team found that things like “benchmark” quizzes (which gave instant results on incorrect answers) helped the...

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Moderate to vigorous exercise boosts teens’ grades

Nov 13, 2013 by

The more intensive the exercise, the greater the impact on test results. This is especially true when it comes to girls and science....

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Growing up stressed and poor affects brain function as an adult...

Nov 11, 2013 by

A childhood filled with chronic stress and poverty may cause problems with brain function – especially emotional problems — in adulthood....

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Suprising discovery about inhibitory neurons during learning

Sep 23, 2013 by

Now that technology allows neuroscientists to see what inhibitory neurons are up to during learning, researchers have discovered something surprising: During heightened periods of learning, inhibitory neurons fires about HALF AS OFTEN as expected. Apparently, the brain turns off...

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Teens with ADHD who text and drive at higher risk than non-ADHD teens...

Sep 11, 2013 by

Teens with ADHD who drive are at an even greater than teens without ADHD who drive (who are already considered high risk!). A new study found that adolescents with ADHD change their lane more frequently and change speed often...

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