Math anxiety grows from stress, culture, and experience, not ability. By changing how we teach, test, and talk about math, we ...

Monkey experiments hint at a "motivation brake" pathway between two brain regions. Manipulating it may lead to new treatments ...

Individuals who struggle to complete tasks (at home, school, or the workplace) may not have a problem with executive function—they may have a misalignment of intentions and goals.

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.

CHICAGO — The continuing fight against drug overdoses is playing out on the city’s West Side on Tuesday. On this day, two teams are out in the cold with the main focus to prevent drug overdoses and ...

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Large language models often lie and cheat. We can’t stop that—but we can make them own up. OpenAI is testing another new way to expose the complicated processes at work inside large language models.

The Iowa City Community School District recently created a task force to tackle student aggression. The goal is to reduce physical incidents, support teachers, and create classrooms where learning ...

New findings show that aged garlic extract reshapes brain pathways tied to memory and emotion, revealing a promising multi-target strategy for supporting cognitive resilience as the brain ages. Study: ...

IPRTF recommends a standalone out-of-custody Behavioral Care Center to council. Proposal prioritizes diversion: send crisis-involved people to BCC instead of jail. Funding, Medicaid limits and ...