Contractions of the diaphragm muscles during hiccuping evoke a significant response in the brain's cortex, causing two large brainwaves followed by a third. The third brainwave is similar to that evoked by noise.
Study reveals a significant association between an infant's gut microbiome and their fear response.
According to a new study, bilingualism related differences in brain activity can be seen in children as young as 11 months.
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.
Babies as young as six months of age are able to transfer emotional information from the auditory to visual mode, researchers report.
Babies as young as three months old can learn patterns by looking at the world around them, researchers report.
Researchers report play sessions that include music improved processing of new speech sounds and music in infants.
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.
Breast milk may help train the circadian clock in young babies. The hormonal composition of breast milk changes throughout the day, with cortisol levels being higher in the morning and melatonin levels being higher at night.
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.
Study finds a correlation with early infant gut microbiota composition and temperament traits in toddlers. Positive emotionality was associated with higher Streptococcus and Bifidobacterium levels, while negative and fear reactivity was associated with reduced bacterial diversity.
MIT researchers reveal infants before the age of one are able to determine how much someone values a goal by observing how hard someone works to achieve it.
