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·April 2, 2023·8 min read

Learning to Love Music

Researchers report on how using music therapy can help improve social and emotional formation in children on the autism spectrum.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·April 2, 2023·4 min read

These Neurons Are the Reason You Yawn When You See Others Do It, And They Could Help Us Teach Children More Creatively Too

Mirror neurons are essential for the human species. Not only do they allow us to learn by observation and imitation, but they also are essential for the development of empathy and social behaviors.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·April 2, 2023·6 min read

Treating Brain ‘Hotspots’ and Networks to Address Autism, Aggression and More

A new study identifies specific brain network hotspots linked to autism, aggression, and a range of other social behavioral problems. The findings reveal those with ASD who score lower on facial processing tests are more likely to have more severe symptoms of autism, especially social behavioral problems. The researchers report treatments such as tRMS may provide some hope for those on the autism spectrum.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·April 2, 2023·5 min read

Autism May Be Linked to Different Perceptions of Movement in Infancy

At the age of five months, children who are later diagnosed with autism show different activity in the visual cortex when viewing certain types of movement. Findings reveal those with ASD experience differences in perceptions of their surroundings from a young age, and this may affect their learning and overall development.

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·April 1, 2023·6 min read

Harsh Discipline Increases Risk of Children Developing Lasting Mental Health Problems

Children who experience harsh parenting are 1.5 times more likely to have mental health systems that are considered high-risk by age nine.

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·March 29, 2023·3 min read

Phthalate Alternative May Harm Brain Development and Health

Acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC), commonly used as an alternative to phthalates, may not be a safer option when it comes to brain development. ATBCs disrupt the growth and maintenance of neurons in the brain.

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·March 28, 2023·3 min read

Human Aging Is the End-Product of Our Developmental Program

A new study reports aging may not be a result of accumulative damage to the body, but instead is the result of "design" flaws in our DNA that orchestrates the development of single cells into an adult organism.

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·March 28, 2023·7 min read

Using Virtual Reality to Investigate Autism’s Neural Network Dynamics

Combining novel virtual reality imaging with machine learning, researchers were able to accurately detect mouse models of ASD compared to wild-type mice based on cortical functional network dynamics while the animal was in motion.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 27, 2023·5 min read

How Parents’ Personalities Shape Children’s Lives

Study reveals how a parent's personality type can influence and shape the lives of their children, for better or worse.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 27, 2023·3 min read

Childhood Trauma Leaves Lasting Mental Scars on Women and Men Differently

Child abuse and neglect affect men and women differently, a new study reports. Women are more affected by childhood emotional trauma and sexual abuse, whereas men are more affected by childhood physical and emotional neglect.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 26, 2023·3 min read

The More Traumatic the Childhood, the Angrier the Adult

Children who experience adversity and trauma have a higher risk of developing depression and anxiety as adults. In turn, trauma-based anxiety and depression can increase anger. The worse the trauma children experience, the angrier they become as adults.

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·March 24, 2023·5 min read

Hidden Danger: Parental Guilt and Depression During Child’s Infancy can Impact Adolescent Emotional Development

When a parent experiences guilt as a symptom of depression while their child is an infant, it can trigger depression in the other parent and ultimately impact the child's emotional development.

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developmental neuroscience

Learning to Love Music

These Neurons Are the Reason You Yawn When You See Others Do It, And They Could Help Us Teach Children More Creatively Too

Treating Brain ‘Hotspots’ and Networks to Address Autism, Aggression and More

Autism May Be Linked to Different Perceptions of Movement in Infancy

Harsh Discipline Increases Risk of Children Developing Lasting Mental Health Problems

Phthalate Alternative May Harm Brain Development and Health

Human Aging Is the End-Product of Our Developmental Program

Using Virtual Reality to Investigate Autism’s Neural Network Dynamics

How Parents’ Personalities Shape Children’s Lives

Childhood Trauma Leaves Lasting Mental Scars on Women and Men Differently

The More Traumatic the Childhood, the Angrier the Adult

Hidden Danger: Parental Guilt and Depression During Child’s Infancy can Impact Adolescent Emotional Development

100,000 Small Factors Rival DNA in Disease Risk

The Brain Stacks Sound Information to Navigate the Dark

Edge of Chaos: Why Pigeons Refuse to Become “Machines”

Brain’s Default Setting for Ambiguity Matters for Mental Health

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