Education

“In the time I have been an eye-witness to Dr. Minson’s trajectory in the field of psychoacoustics, the branch of psychology concerned with sound and its physiological effects, I have noted [...]

An iLs Summer Program takes advantage of the extra time available to students over the summer break when there are fewer obligations and distractions.  Whether a refresher program for someone [...]

The Yerkes-Dodson Law and the resulting Inverted U Curve of Arousal vs. Performance was created by psychologists Robert Yerkes and John Dodson more than one hundred years ago (1908). But what is [...]

Here are three recent talks/podcasts we think underscore the importance – and benefits – of working with people in a therapeutic practice. We hope you enjoy them. This first talk is quite short. [...]

Each year, we share some of the books, articles, websites, videos and podcasts we at iLs have found compelling. We hope they will supplement your understanding of the principles of learning and [...]

We know from watching children that learning to read is difficult work requiring diligence and persistence. It is consistent and repeated effort like this that causes changes in the brain when we [...]

The study of flow states began 150 years ago with research from William James on altered consciousness. In the 1960’s and 70’s, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi researched flow states in one of the [...]

Summer break doesn’t mean you can’t continue to learn! We hope you’ll find some time to relax with family and friends and check out some of the books, podcasts, films, blogs and [...]

iLs Clinical Director, Dr. Ron Minson discusses strategies for helping children with dyslexia. In September, we asked Dr. Minson for his perspective on Separation Anxiety and the response was so [...]