New research offers a possible explanation for how the brain learns to identify both color and black-and-white images. The researchers found evidence that early in life, when the retina is unable to ...

Far too many students enter math class expecting to fail. For them, math isn’t just a subject–it’s a source of anxiety that chips away at their confidence and makes them question their abilities. A ...

Using AI to analyze brain scans of students solving math problems, researchers offer the first-ever glimpse into the neural roots of math learning disabilities. Combining the powers of artificial ...

Struggling to remember maths formulas? Learn how the powerful memory palace technique helps students retain equations faster ...

A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn math, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how ...

Brain stimulation can boost math learning in people with weaker neural connections (IMAGE) ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One-hundred-fifteen of the borough’s brightest fifth graders from 23 schools took part in advanced-level arithmetical and quantitative jousting Tuesday as they competed for ...

It’s an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren’t. Tanya Evans, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human ...