FeaturedPsychology·May 23, 2016·3 min readHow Infants Link Language and ThoughtA new study provides evidence of the role of experience in linking cognition and language in infants.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 23, 2016·8 min readWhy Children Confuse Simple WordsWhen it comes to language, children deploy a more sophisticated mode of logical analysis than many experts previously thought.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 22, 2016·5 min readSupport From Friends and Family Important to Help Prevent Teen DepressionA new study reports the support of family and friends can help prevent depression in teens. Additionally, those teens who have grown up in difficult family environments were more likely to be bullied at school.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 17, 2016·5 min readSuper Suits: Combating Developmental Delays With Fashionable ExoskeletonsResearchers have created a Super Suit exoskeleton that can help provide mobility to children with motor-developmental delays.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 17, 2016·4 min readHow Neurons Reach Their Final DestinationA new study explores the role microtubles play in neurodevelopment.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 17, 2016·6 min readMom’s Voice Activates Many Different Regions in Children’s BrainsA new study reports a number of different areas of children's brains become activated when they hear their mother's voice. This response predicts a child's social communication ability.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 16, 2016·4 min readStatins May Curb Effects of Stress in the WombA new study reports statins could help protect the hearts of babies while in the womb from maternal stress.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 16, 2016·4 min readC. elegans Study Reveals How Differences in Male and Female Brains EmergeResearchers have identified how sexually dimorphic connections arise in the nervous systems of nematode worms.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2016·3 min readFather’s Age and Lifestyle Associated With Birth Defects, Review ReportsA new review reports on associations between birth defects in offspring and its father's age, alcohol use and other environmental factors.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 13, 2016·4 min readPrenatal Stress Could Enhance Protective Mechanisms of BabiesResearchers report the oxytocin receptor gene is activated more easily in infants of mothers who faced maternal stress and depression.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 12, 2016·5 min readA Genetic Link Between Impulsivity and Binge Drinking in Teens: Mouse and Human StudyResearchers link the gene KALRN to impulsivity and binge drinking behaviors in teens.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 11, 2016·10 min readScientists Identify Genes Associated With Educational AttainmentAccording to researchers, many of the genes associated with educational attainment are influential in brain development, even prior to birth.Read More
