Several studies have suggested that intensive musical training enhances children’s linguistic skills. Such training, however, is not available to all children. Continue reading “Music playschool enhances children’s linguistic skills”
Inaccuracies in radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating is a key tool archaeologists use to determine the age of plants and objects made with organic material. But new research shows that commonly accepted radiocarbon dating standards can miss the mark — calling into question historical timelines. Continue reading “Inaccuracies in radiocarbon dating”
Red tide fossils point to Jurassic sea flood
Dinosaur-age fossilised remains of tiny organisms normally found in the sea have been discovered in inland, arid Australia — suggesting the area was, for a short time at least, inundated by sea water 40 million years before Australia’s large inland sea existed. Continue reading “Red tide fossils point to Jurassic sea flood”
Want to help your child succeed in school? Add language to the math, reading mix
Research shows that the more skills children bring with them to kindergarten — in basic math, reading, even friendship and cooperation — the more likely they will succeed in those same areas in school. Hence, “kindergarten readiness” is the goal of many preschool programs, and a motivator for many parents. Continue reading “Want to help your child succeed in school? Add language to the math, reading mix”
Brain can navigate based solely on smells
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new “smell virtual landscape” that enables the study of how smells engage the brain’s navigation system. The work demonstrates, for the first time, that the mammalian brain can form a map of its surroundings based solely on smells. Continue reading “Brain can navigate based solely on smells”
Help for a dyslexic learner from an unlikely source: the study of Ancient Greek
Here we present the ‘Abstract’ of the corresponding paper by Kate Chanock. This is one of the few scientific researches done and published on the matter, which seems to have good and valid ground, as results from –NovoScriptorium knows at least 4- different researchers show exactly the same thing: Learning Ancient Greek helps the brain function better. Continue reading “Help for a dyslexic learner from an unlikely source: the study of Ancient Greek”
Novo Scriptorium 