Objective Among the target groups in child and adolescent psychiatry, transcranial direct
current stimulation (tDCS) has been more applied in neurodevelopmental disorders …

Recent years have seen the publication of a range of new theories suggesting that the basis
of dyslexia might be sensory dysfunction. In this Opinion article, the evidence for and against …

Recently, the term science of reading has been used in public debate to promote policies
and instructional practices based on research on the basic cognitive mechanisms of …

The core claim of educational neuroscience is that neuroscience can improve teaching in
the classroom. Many strong claims are made about the successes and the promise of this …

Neuroplasticity can be defined as the ability of the nervous system to respond to intrinsic or
extrinsic stimuli by reorganizing its structure, function and connections. Major advances in …

Our understanding of how the human brain performs mathematical calculations is far from
complete, but in recent years there have been many exciting breakthroughs by scientists all …

In 2014, two groups of scientists published open letters on the efficacy of brain-training
interventions, or “brain games,” for improving cognition. The first letter, a consensus …

The Dyslexia Debate examines how we use the term" dyslexia" and questions its efficacy as
a diagnosis. While many believe that a diagnosis of dyslexia will shed light on a reader's …

The past decade has seen a transformation in research on the retrosplenial cortex (RSC).
This cortical area has emerged as a key member of a core network of brain regions that …

Autism is a severe neurobehavioral syndrome, arising largely as an inherited disorder,
which can arise from several diseases. Despite recent advances in identifying some genes …