http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Thu, 23 May 2013 22:42:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/16/researchers-find-out-why-some-stress-is-good-for-you/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/16/researchers-find-out-why-some-stress-is-good-for-you/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:24:50 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34182 Chronic stress is known to cause major health problems, yet acute stress is thought to improve people's performance and health. A new study by UC Berkeley professor Daniela Kaufer shows why that is. Stress generates new nerve cells in the brain that, two weeks later, help people learn better.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/16/researchers-find-out-why-some-stress-is-good-for-you/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/study-shows-mexican-american-toddlers-lag-in-literacy-skills-excel-in-social-skills/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/study-shows-mexican-american-toddlers-lag-in-literacy-skills-excel-in-social-skills/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:23:12 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33483 Mexican American preschoolers fall behind their white counterparts in terms of early language and preliteracy skills, but the social competencies between the two groups are indistinguishable, according to a new UC Berkeley/UCLA study.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/11/study-shows-mexican-american-toddlers-lag-in-literacy-skills-excel-in-social-skills/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/22/intense-prep-for-law-school-admissions-test-alters-brain-structure/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/22/intense-prep-for-law-school-admissions-test-alters-brain-structure/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:35:15 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32620 Intense prep courses for tests like the Law School Admission Test are popular for good reason: They can improve scores significantly. Now UC Berkeley neuroscientists have revealed the underlying result of such preparation: the brain's neural connections change measurably, suggesting a bolstering of interconnections among reasoning areas of the brain.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/22/intense-prep-for-law-school-admissions-test-alters-brain-structure/feed/ 0 http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/profiles/2012/05/alison-gopnik.html http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/profiles/2012/05/alison-gopnik.html#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:00:53 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32292 Best-selling author Alison Gopnik, a professor of psychology, discusses her research and UC Berkeley's long history of focusing on how children learn. She and colleagues recently formed the Center for Developmental Cognitive Science to model the next generation of artificial intelligence on principles gleaned from children’s ability to learn rapidly, explore and reason]]> http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/profiles/2012/05/alison-gopnik.html/feed/ 0 http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/stories/2012/03/learning.html http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/stories/2012/03/learning.html#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:02:01 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26314 UC Berkeley psychology professors Silvia Bunge and Stephen Hinshaw are scanning the brains of kids to learn how they learn. The findings may help educators and revolutionize classrooms.]]> http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/stories/2012/03/learning.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/07/olli/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/07/olli/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:03:32 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=4094 It took two tries for Berkeley's lifelong learning center to achieve liftoff. Now, in its second incarnation, OLLI@Berkeley has become a vital resource for nearly 1,000 enthusiastic students over the age of 50 - and a bridge between the campus and the greater Bay Area community.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/01/07/olli/feed/ 0