Adults learn differently than children or even college students, something most university executive education programs know and practice. Yet financial services, especially the 401(k) industry, have ...

Learning a new skill as an adult can be daunting, especially something as difficult as gymnastics. One adult gymnastics class shows there are serious benefits to adult learning. Some things are easier ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When babies first begin to talk, their vocabulary is very limited. Often one of the first sounds they generate is “da,” which may refer to dad, a dog, a dot, or nothing at all. How ...

For more than two years, Dulcie Shoener of Milwaukee has done daily German lessons on her smartphone. To some, that might sound like self-imposed homework, but Shoener, a language lover and the copy ...

The songbird is among the classical species studied as a model for understanding the neurobiology of language. It uses song and vocalization to communicate information for its survival. The songbird’s ...

You probably know the feeling when you want to learn something new, but the timing never lines up. For example, you have class across town, your shift ends late, the roads are a mess, and by the time ...

Kateřina Chládková has received external funding from the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Science Foundation, and the Czech Ministry of Education. She consults for and co-develops the Mooveez ...

Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education and Community, University of Canberra Many of us remember vividly being yelled at or feeling threatened by a family member, a teacher, or a boss.