DevelopmentThe latest on genetics, health, neuroscience and psychology in child and youth development
Learning & EducationDiscover how young people learn skills and acquire knowledge, and the education environments and systems they learn in
TechnologyInsights into the impact of technology on children’s learning and development in and out of school
SocietyExplore the issues that matter when ensuring each child and young person has the support they need to learn and develop to their full potential

Simon Rammerstorfer

PhD student, University of Zurich

Simon Rammerstorfer is a PhD candidate in imaging sciences at the University of Zurich’s Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Group. With a background in biomedical engineering, he uses MRI and learning trajectory modelling to investigate the development of literacy skills in multilingual children. He aims to understand how language experiences influence brain development and to translate these insights into improved educational approaches, with a particular focus on the greater Zurich area.

LinkedIn

Contributions by Simon

Iliana Karipidis, Simon Rammerstorfer, Silvia Brem / 9 June 2026

Articles Learning & Education Development Reading and writing Individual differences

A child is learning how to spell.

Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, West Africa

Senior Researcher, foundry10

Predoctoral Candidate at the Emmy Noether Research Group RAVEN, Max Planck Institute for Human Development

Pedro Espinosa-Villafranca

Featured story:

What we’ve learned about children’s growing minds