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·July 6, 2026·9 min read

Early Pregnancy Hormones Predict IQ

A new study proves that maternal estrogen levels at 6–8 weeks of pregnancy directly predict a newborn's head circumference, with a stronger effect in boys. The findings support the "estrogenized ape hypothesis," suggesting that human brain expansion is evolutionarily linked to prenatal estrogenization, carrying an evolutionary trade-off of reduced male health and fertility.

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·September 20, 2022·4 min read

How the Brain Develops: A New Way to Shed Light on Cognition

A new computational neuroscience study sheds light on how the brain's cognitive abilities develop and could help shape new AI research.

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·May 4, 2017·3 min read

Breast Milk May Aid White Matter Microstructural Organization in Preterm Babies

An important new study reveals breast feeding not only helps pass immunity onto infants and reduces the risk of obesity, it can also help preterm babies develop more robust white matter.

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·April 17, 2017·6 min read

Repeating Non-Verbs as Well as Verbs Can Boost the Syntactic Priming Effect

A new study reports syntactic priming can be boosted by repeating non-verbs, as well as verbs.

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·February 3, 2017·2 min read

Not So Sweet: Liquorice Consumption Has Harmful Effects on Fetal Development

Children whose mothers consumed large amounts of liquorice while pregnant performed worse than their peers in cognitive reasoning tests and expressed more ADHD-like symptoms. Additionally, females entered into puberty early than those who did not have fetal exposure to glycyrrhizin.