FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 2, 2017·10 min readBabies Exposed to Stimulation Get a Brain BoostContrary to popular belief, exposing children to stimuli early can help to boost their development, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 5, 2016·5 min readBabies’ First Words Can Be Predicted Based On Visual AttentionA baby's first words are, most likely, based on their visual experiences, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 25, 2016·3 min readIs Santa Claus Really Coming to Town?A new study suggests maintaining a myth may be damaging to a child.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 27, 2016·5 min readThe Birth of Politics in Children: The Case of DominanceA new study looks at how the notion of equality and sense of justice develops in children.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 26, 2016·3 min readPoor English Skills at Start of School Linked to Behavioral DifficultiesA new study reports children who enter school with poor English language skills are more likely to have social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in later years.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 23, 2016·5 min readStudy Challenges Widely Held View About Children’s Moral JudgementResearchers argue that a child's ability to make a moral judgement has often been substantially underestimated.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 10, 2016·5 min readWhat Happens in the Brain When Children Learn?Researchers look at the role the prefrontal lobe plays in how children learn to adapt to their ever changing environments.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 11, 2015·4 min readExposure to Violence in Juarez Affects Mental Health of ChildrenResearchers report children who lived in Juarez, Mexico at the height of its drug violence problems in 2010 have higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 1, 2015·6 min readRobots Able to Learn Like BabiesResearchers demonstrate that robots are able to learn much like young children.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 2, 2015·5 min readBy Age Five, Child’s Self Esteem is EstablishedA new study reports that by the age of five, children develop a sense of self esteem comparable in strength to the levels of self esteem adults hold.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 6, 2015·4 min readUnderstanding Thoughts of Others Enables Kids to LieChildren who are taught to reason about the mental states of others are more likely to use deception to obtain a reward, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 3, 2015·3 min readLet Kids be Kids: Giving Kids Caregiving Roles Makes Them Less Sensitive as ParentsA new study reports that young girls who are forced to take on burdensome care-giving roles become less sensitive to their own children's needs than kids who are allowed to just be kids.Read More
