Learning to read reshapes how the brain processes language. New research from Baycrest and the University of São Paulo shows that learning to read fundamentally changes how the brain responds to ...

Learning is often framed as effort plus discipline, yet 'How We Learn' by Stanislas Dehaene offers a far more precise explanation. Drawing from cognitive neuroscience, Dehaene explains how the brain ...

NEW YORK, April 22, 2026 — A signaling pathway best known for shaping the brain before birth also helps govern how adults learn, adapt, and persist in their behavior, according to new research co-led ...

This episode is part of “The Young American Scientists,” an editorially independent project that was produced with financial support from Regeneron. Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science ...

Two stories explore how early brain-building shapes learning, reading and child development. This episode explores how brain development can be shaped from pregnancy through the school years. In one ...

• Real-world impact: Student progressed from avoiding text to independently reading menus, road signs, and full-length novels • Dyslexia relevance: Demonstrates potential for measurable reading ...

• Scientific basis: Results align with experience-dependent neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to build skills through structured experience • Real-world impact: Student progressed from avoiding text ...