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Mother’s Behavioral Corrections Tune Infant’s Brain to Angry Tone

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 27, 2019

A new study reports babies' brains are sensitive to different emotional tones they hear in voices. Researchers suggest maternal interactions may help to shape the same brain region adults use for emotional processing.... Read More...

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Mapping Brain Circuits in Newborns May Aid Early Detection of Autism

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2019

Researchers used non invasive MRI brain scans to map the brains of newborns. The study reveals the brain architecture that emerges as the brain reshapes during the third trimester of pregnancy. The map can be used to detect atypical connections in the brain that serve as biomarkers for ASD.... Read More...

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Newborn Babies Have Inbuilt Ability to Pick Out Words

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 29, 2019

Using fNIRS, researchers discovered babies are able to pick out words from speech at as young as three days old.... Read More...

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Gently Stroking Babies Before Medical Procedures Can Reduce Pain Processing

Neuroscience NewsDecember 17, 2018

A new study reports lightly stroking an infant, at a speed of 3 centimeters per second, can help to provide pain relief prior to medical procedures.... Read More...

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Parents’ Brain Activity Echoes Their Infant’s When Playing Together

Neuroscience NewsDecember 14, 2018

When parents play with their child, their brains show similar bursts of brain activity. The activity is linked to their baby's attention patterns, and not their own, researchers report.... Read More...

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Mothers Whose Responses to Infants’ Facial Cues Increase Reports Stronger Bonds with Babies

Neuroscience NewsDecember 4, 2018

Researchers report increases in cortical responses to infants' faces between the prenatal to postnatal period is associated with more positive relationships with the baby after birth.... Read More...

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Breast Milk and Formula Nurture Similarities and Differences in Gut Microbes

Neuroscience NewsOctober 29, 2018

Researchers say that while modern formulas and breast milk encourage the growth of similar kinds of gut bacteria in babies, the bacteria work differently.... Read More...

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Using the Microbiome to Help Premature Babies Grow

Neuroscience NewsOctober 29, 2018

According to researchers, analyzing the gut microbiome of premature babies may help develop personalized feeding patterns and nutrients to help them get stronger.... Read More...

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Substance in Baby Tears Reduces Mom’s Interest in Sex: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsOctober 26, 2018

ESP22, a substance found in a baby's tears, makes female mice more likely to reject male sexual advances, researchers report.... Read More...

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Gut Microbiota of Infants Predicts Obesity in Children

Neuroscience NewsOctober 23, 2018

A new study reports the gut microbiota composition of a child at 2 years of age is associated with body mass index at age 12. Researchers say studying a toddler's gut bacteria may help identify children most at risk of obesity.... Read More...

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Infants’ Brain Circuitry Linked to Future Health

Neuroscience NewsOctober 10, 2018

Researchers reveal the growth rates of a baby's brain circuits may help to predict the child's IQ, emotional behavior and cognitive abilities at the age of four. ... Read More...

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Sensitive Babies Become Altruistic Toddlers

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 28, 2018

A baby's attention to fearful faces may predict their level of altruism as toddlers, a new study reports.... Read More...

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babies

Mother’s Behavioral Corrections Tune Infant’s Brain to Angry Tone

Mapping Brain Circuits in Newborns May Aid Early Detection of Autism

Newborn Babies Have Inbuilt Ability to Pick Out Words

Gently Stroking Babies Before Medical Procedures Can Reduce Pain Processing

Mothers Whose Responses to Infants’ Facial Cues Increase Reports Stronger Bonds with Babies

Breast Milk and Formula Nurture Similarities and Differences in Gut Microbes

Using the Microbiome to Help Premature Babies Grow

Substance in Baby Tears Reduces Mom’s Interest in Sex: Mouse Study

Gut Microbiota of Infants Predicts Obesity in Children

Infants’ Brain Circuitry Linked to Future Health