Why the young learn more easily
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Old dogs may really find it hard to learn new tricks, a study of how memories form has suggested.
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Computer games are integral to many youngsters' lives and should be studied in school, academics argue.
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Toys that stimulate a young child&#39;s mind could permanently boost their brain function, according to research. Scientists found skills learned very early in life may trigger permanent changes in the structure of the brain.
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Research finds that children with some form of pre-school education do better at primary school than those kept at home.
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Move over, slackers. Generation Y is hitting the workforce, tech gadgets in hand and eyes firmly on their careers. Now, if only they had some people skills & or patience ... or &
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By Matt Richtel  Wanted: investment adviser - the younger the better.
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By Ellen Whyte  THE average eight-year-old is bound to beat the pants off older competition when challenged to the latest computer game, but very few kids at that age know how to surf the Net.
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Young people are more likely to vote when they receive a text-message reminder, according to new research.
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For some, a new study validates concerns of too much positive reinforcement of the young. Others say it lacks needed nuance.
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You can learn as much from failure as you can from success.
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Lying is not merely the province of older children and adults. Infants learn the art of deception, too, a new study concludes.
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For all the differences between the sexes, here's one that might stir up debate in the teacher's lounge: Boys learn more from men and girls learn more from women.
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A-level results show that boys are improving their exam performance more rapidly than girls.
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Children read better when taught with a new system of phonics that builds on their own diction, researchers say.
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It's not just students who need to brush up on their writing.
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A new study suggests that older children tend to have higher IQs than their younger siblings. Now scientists just have to figure out why.
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Children's brains are hard-wired to learn languages and, in some cases, to improve upon them. That's the conclusion of a new study that followed several generations of deaf Nicaraguan children as they created their own sign language and then continuously tinkered it with each new group of signers.