Wednesday, March 29, 2006

sleep Day or night, brain always in learning mode. Sleeping helps to reinforce what we've learned. And brain scans have revealed that cerebral activity associated with learning new information is replayed during sleep. But, in a study published in the open access journal PLoS Biology, Philippe Peigneux and colleagues at the University of Liege demonstrate for the first time that the brain doesn't wait until night to structure information. Day and night, the brain doesn't stop (re)working what we learn. read more [Science Blog -] 11:46:30 PM    comment

IQ Scans Show Different Growth for Intelligent Brains. The brains of highly intelligent children develop in a different pattern from those with more average abilities, researchers say. By NICHOLAS WADE. [NYT > Education] 11:13:04 PM    comment