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·February 13, 2017·4 min read

Dramatic Turn-Around in Cognitive Abilities of Children Born to Older Mothers

A new study reports that, in contrast to data of 40 years ago, children born to older mothers today are more likely to perform better in cognitive ability tests than those born to younger mothers.

Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·February 11, 2017·6 min read

Brain Network Connections May Underlie Social Behavior Linked to Autism

New research could help doctors to identify and treat children at risk of ASD earlier.

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Autism Featured Psychology

·February 10, 2017·4 min read

Study Links Brain Stem Volume and Aggression in Autism

Researchers have identified a correlation between brain stem volume and aggressive behavior in children with autism. Smaller brain stems appear to be associated with an increased likelihood of aggression.

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·February 9, 2017·4 min read

Infants Recognize Surprise In Others Before the Age of Two

At 20 months, children expect adults to display surprise when presented with false belief, a new study reports.

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·February 9, 2017·5 min read

Study Finds Naps May Help Preschoolers Learn

Preschool aged children who took naps after learning new verbs better understood the word when tested 24 hours later, a new study reports.

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·February 8, 2017·5 min read

Typical Male Brain Anatomy Associated With Higher Probability of Autism Spectrum Disorder

A new study reports neurotypical male brain anatomy is associated with a higher risk of ASD, and biological females with more typical male brain anatomy are three times more likely to be diagnosed with ASD.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·February 7, 2017·5 min read

Researchers Create a Song That Makes Babies Happy

Psychologists and musicians work together to create a novel, highly baby friendly song. Future research may help identify babies' physiological responses to music.

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·February 7, 2017·4 min read

Handedness Arises From Genes in the Spinal Cords of Embryos

Researchers report genes that exhibit the greatest left-right differences in embryos are also implicated in an increased risk of developing schizophrenia.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·February 4, 2017·4 min read

Emoticons Help Gauge School Happiness Levels in Young Children

A new questionnaire that uses emoticon-like facial expressions could help teachers to communicate complex emotions with young children.

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·February 4, 2017·1 min read

Personality Traits ‘Contagious’ Among Children

A new study suggests personality is shaped by environment, not just genes and that children may have a bigger influence on each other than we realize.

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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.