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·February 8, 2023·4 min read

Video Game Playing Causes No Harm to Young Children’s Cognitive Abilities

Regardless of the game type or length of time a child plays a video game, there is no correlation with a decline in cognitive ability, a new study reports.

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·January 21, 2023·6 min read

Premature Birth Linked to Poorer School Grades in Adolescence

Children born at or before 34 weeks of gestation tended to have lower scores in tests for mathematics, language, and IQ as teenagers compared to those born at full term.

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·December 22, 2022·5 min read

Evidence of Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Human Maternal Microbiome and Infant Gut Microbiome

A new model of vertical microbiome transmission between mother and child has been reported. Researchers say microbes in the maternal gut share genes with those in the infant's gut during the perinatal period directly following birth up to a few weeks postbirth.

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·September 24, 2022·4 min read

Watching TV With Your Child Can Help Their Cognitive Development

Family TV time can have a beneficial effect on a child's cognitive development, a new study reports.

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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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·July 31, 2022·6 min read

Children Who Lack Sleep May Experience Detrimental Impact on Brain and Cognitive Development That Persists Over Time

Children who sleep less than 9 hours per night have significant differences in brain regions associated with memory, intelligence, and well-being compared to their peers who sleep 9 or more hours per night. Less sleep in children was also associated with increased risks of depression, anxiety, and impulsive behaviors.

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·June 3, 2022·7 min read

Children Who Attend Schools With More Traffic Noise Show Slower Cognitive Development

Children who attend school close to busy roads and traffic are more likely to experience deficits in working memory and attention, a new study reports.

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·May 20, 2022·4 min read

New Research Challenges Established Ideas About Infant Crying

The duration of a baby's crying decreases significantly after five weeks of age, but crying remains an important part of a child's communication repertoire after the age of six months.

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·May 13, 2022·4 min read

Video Games Can Boost Children’s Intelligence

Children who spent above-average time playing video games increased their intelligence by approximately 2.5 IQ points above the average.

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·April 29, 2022·5 min read

Stress, Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy May Hinder Toddler’s Cognitive Development

Stress, anxiety, and depression during pregnancy were associated with altered key features in fetal brain development, resulting in decreased cognitive offspring in a child at 18 months of age.

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·April 27, 2022·4 min read

Sharing Behavior Among Young Children May Be Related to Their Counting Skills

A young child's counting skills are the single biggest predictor of their ability to participate in fair sharing behaviors. Prompting children to count improves their pro-social sharing behaviors, researchers say.