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·January 18, 2018·6 min read

How Babies’ Brains Process Touch Builds Foundations for Learning

University of Washington researchers report activity in the somatosensory cortex for both felt and observed touch demonstrates 7 month old babies can make a basic connection between self and others.

This shows a brain scan of a 27 day old baby

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·March 2, 2020·5 min read

Earliest look at newborns’ visual cortex reveals the minds babies start with

A newborn's brain is more adult-like than previously assumed. Neuroimaging revealed much of the visual cortex scaffolding is in place, along with patterns of brain activity at 27 days of age, although it is not quite as strong as seen in adult brains.

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·June 29, 2019·3 min read

Babies can learn link between language and ethnicity

By eleven months, infants hold language dependent expectations of a speaker's ethnicity. The study suggests babies make connections between languages based on the individuals they encounter in their environments.

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·November 29, 2017·5 min read

Eye Contact With Your Baby Helps Synchronize Brainwaves

University of Cambridge researchers report making eye contact with a baby causes brainwave synchronization in both the child and person they are looking at. Researchers believe this synchronization can help boost communication and learning skills.

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·April 20, 2020·4 min read

Infant temperament predicts personality more than 20 years later

The temperament of your infant could determine their personality and social behaviors almost three decades later, a new study reports. Infants with higher levels of behavioral inhibition at 14 months grew up to be more reserved and introverted as adults.

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·April 12, 2016·3 min read

Children of Older Mothers Do Better

According to researchers, the benefits of having children later in life outweigh possible biological risks for the offspring.

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·October 23, 2018·6 min read

Gut Microbiota of Infants Predicts Obesity in Children

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.

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·February 23, 2018·4 min read

Infants Are Able to Learn Abstract Rules Visually

Babies as young as three months old can learn patterns by looking at the world around them, researchers report.

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·December 3, 2020·4 min read

Baby’s First Breath Triggers Life-Saving Changes in the Brain

A baby's first breath triggers a signaling system in the brainstem that helps support early breathing. The findings shed light on how problems with this neuropeptide system can increase the risk of SIDS.

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·January 7, 2020·2 min read

New recommendations released on bedsharing to promote breastfeeding

Researchers release new evidence-based recommendations regarding the benefits and risks for breastfeeding mother and infant co-sleeping. The study reports safe bedsharing is possible, and existing evidence does not support the conclusion that co-sleeping in breastfed infants increases the risk for SIDS in the absence of known hazards.

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·January 5, 2016·4 min read

Put That Phone Down Mom! Fragmented Baby Care Can Affect Brain Development

Fragmented maternal care can harm brain development and have lasting implications for children, a new study reports.

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·August 6, 2019·5 min read

Human breast milk may help babies tell time via circadian signals from mom

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.

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babies

How Babies’ Brains Process Touch Builds Foundations for Learning

Earliest look at newborns’ visual cortex reveals the minds babies start with

Babies can learn link between language and ethnicity

Eye Contact With Your Baby Helps Synchronize Brainwaves

Gut Microbiota of Infants Predicts Obesity in Children

Infants Are Able to Learn Abstract Rules Visually

Baby’s First Breath Triggers Life-Saving Changes in the Brain

New recommendations released on bedsharing to promote breastfeeding

Put That Phone Down Mom! Fragmented Baby Care Can Affect Brain Development

Human breast milk may help babies tell time via circadian signals from mom

Rising Temperatures Show Climate’s Hidden Impact on Substance Use

ChatGPT’s Choices: Overload or Overjoyed? Decoding Decision Dynamics

Worms Illuminate Ancient Emotional Mechanisms

Probing E-Cig and Alcohol’s Joint Assault on the Blood-Brain Barrier

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