For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of pleasure, motivation, and reinforcement. In popular understanding, higher ...

AI has become a big part of the way many people work, learn, and teach. This includes AI’s ability to provide an individualised approach to education and help students develop their skills. A study by ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and Duke University ...

New research suggests that motivation acts less like a volume knob for effort and more like a camera lens that changes how ...

So, why is it important to provide opportunities for learners to enhance meaning of what they have learned? Back to Wlodkowski and Ginsberg’s Culturally Responsive Teaching framework, enhancing ...

Last week, my not-so-little brother celebrated his thirtieth birthday, and he proudly showed the gift he got from his girlfriend that morning — a shiny new guitar. Despite his reputation for ...

Motivation, especially the intrinsic variety, is often touted as being essential for people’s success. The yearning to do something is what gets us going. Without this spark, we may just lie in bed, ...