73 news posts in Frontiers for Young Minds

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25 Jan 2022

Frontiers for Young Minds to Connect Schoolchildren to Scientists in a Live Peer Review at Dubai Expo

The Dubai Expo to see young scientific minds review real research, live on stage

Infographic: How grid cells in the brain help us navigate the world

Image: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock.com Have you ever asked yourself what is it in our brains that actually helps us navigate in the world? Helping us answer that question, Prof May-Britt Moser won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014 for the discovery of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain. When you think about navigation, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Is it the well-known GPS system in your cellphone? An underwater journey of a submarine to its destination? Or perhaps a team assignment in the scouts, to find your way back to the camp at night? Would you be surprised to know that our brains have a built-in navigation system responsible for representing our location in the environment and for orienting us so that we can successfully get from one place to another? This mental representation of the environment is often called a cognitive map and was the focus on a Nobel prize-winning paper published by Prof May-Britt Moser. ► Read and download (pdf) of original article While navigation in the environment appears seamless and automatic, the brain’s navigation system is actually quite complex, composed of several brain regions and various cells types. […]

Young Minds

05 Oct 2021

Open Education Global Conference welcomes Frontiers for Young Minds

Last week, Frontiers for Young Minds took active participation in the five-day online OE Global Conference which focused on the connection of open education to the UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation.

Young Minds

11 Aug 2021

Dr. Marian Diamond – My Love Affair with the Brain

We invite you to read the compelling story of one of the founders of modern neuroscience: Marian Diamond.

Young Minds

08 Jul 2021

Celebrating 10 million views of kid-friendly science!

We have recently achieved a super exciting milestone – we have now reached 10 million article views!

Young Arabic speakers offered kid-friendly route into scientific discovery

Arabic speakers worldwide can now access a library of kid-friendly scientific articles thanks to a newly launched educational resource.

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12 Feb 2021

Celebrating the Importance of Evolution

What is Darwin Day? Why is it important? Scientists of the University of South Florida help to explain!

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02 Dec 2020

Anita Conti – The Lady of the Sea

We invite you to read the compelling (forgotten) story of the first female oceanographer: Anita Conti.

Young Minds

08 Jun 2020

Be an ocean champion for World Oceans Day

How can young people get involved in celebrating, researching and protecting our oceans on World Oceans Day?

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28 Apr 2020

Soils are alive!

Our Collection editors invite scientists and kids to help them fight misconceptions about soil.

Young Minds

06 Apr 2020

Socially apart, learning together

As schools across the world close during the Coronavirus pandemic, how will young people continue to learn?

Frontiers news

01 Apr 2020

Home learning? The STEM journal for young minds aiding scientists of the future

As governments worldwide announce school closures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, it is important parents and teachers seek out fresh and pioneering new ways to keep young minds learning and stimulated during months of restricted movement ahead. Frontiers for Young Minds is an open-access journal written by some of the world’s foremost scientists, specifically for young people.