This systematic review and meta‐analysis considered evidence of guided play compared to
direct instruction or free play to support children's learning and development. Interventions …

Defining play has plagued researchers and philosophers for years. From describing play as
an inaccessible concept due to its complexity, to providing checklists of features, the field …

Concurrent with mental processes that require rigorous computation and control, a series of
automated decisions and actions govern our daily lives, providing efficient and adaptive …

Striatal dopamine (DA) is thought to code for learned associations between cues and
reinforcers and to mediate approach behavior toward a reward. Less is known about the …

Aging is accompanied by profound changes in the brain's dopamine system that affect
cognitive function. Evidence of powerful individual differences in cognitive aging has …

There is evidence that physical activity positively influences cognition and academic
outcomes in childhood. This systematic review used a three-level meta-analytic approach …

Dopamine (DA) plays an essential role in the control of coordinated movements. Alterations
in DA balance in the striatum lead to pathological conditions such as Parkinson's and …

According to the first publication in 1993 by Rauscher et al.[Nature 1993; 365: 611], the
Mozart effect implies the enhancement of reasoning skills solving spatial problems in normal …

It has been proposed that two relatively independent cognitive control networks exist in the
brain: the cingulo-opercular network (CO) and the fronto-parietal network (FP). Past work …

Creativity, specifically divergent thinking, has been shown to benefit from unrestrained
walking. Despite these findings, it is not clear if it is the lack of restriction that leads to the …