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developmental neuroscience

·July 5, 2022·4 min read

Brain’s Response to Understanding Stories Changes as We Grow Up

Brain responses to a complex story, such as a movie plot, are consistent in children of all ages but the responses change as a child transitions into an adult.

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·July 3, 2022·7 min read

Adolescents More Vulnerable to Cannabis Addiction but Not Other Mental Health Risks

Study reports adolescents are three times more likely to develop cannabis use disorder than adults, but may not be at more risk of developing other mental health disorders associated with cannabis use.

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·July 1, 2022·6 min read

When ASD Occurs With Intellectual Disability, a Convergent Mechanism for Two Top-Ranking Risk Genes May Be the Cause

Mutations in the ASD/intellectual disability genes ADNP and POGZ result in abnormal activation and overexpression of immune response genes and genes for microglia. This results in abnormal brain synaptic function, characteristic of ASD and ID.

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·July 1, 2022·3 min read

Strong Link Found Between Emotional Childhood Abuse and Schizophrenia-Like Experiences in Adulthood

Study reveals a strong association between emotional abuse experienced during childhood and an increased risk of developing schizophrenia-like symptoms in adulthood.

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·June 30, 2022·5 min read

Stress During Pregnancy Can Affect Child’s Diet

Stress during pregnancy negatively impacts a child's dietary preferences and overall diet, a new study reports.

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·June 30, 2022·4 min read

Youngest Children Within Their School Year Are More Likely to Be Treated for ADHD

Study reports the youngest children in a class are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD, suggesting immaturity in a peer group may influence diagnosis.

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·June 29, 2022·7 min read

Helping Babies to Sleep More

Parenting skill training can help multiple babies in the same family sleep longer, providing much-needed extra rest for the parents.

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·June 24, 2022·4 min read

Brain Bleeds in Babies’ First Year Can Lead to Long-Term Vision Problems

Babies who experience severe brain bleeds during their first year of life are more likely to have long-term visual problems, a new study reports.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·June 23, 2022·4 min read

Researchers Discover Solutions to Gender Bias in Autism Diagnoses

Study reports girls and boys show similar rates of concern for ASD and identifies several biases contributing to the inflated sex ratio for autism diagnosis. The findings could help with the early identification of girls on the autism spectrum.

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·June 23, 2022·7 min read

A Mother’s Blood May Carry the Secret to One Type of Autism

Maternal autoantibody–related autism spectrum disorder (MAR ASD) is marked by specific maternal antibodies that react to certain proteins in the fetal brain. Examining the plasma of expecting mothers, researchers found mothers with reactivity to one of the nine MAR ASD patterns were eight times as likely to have a child diagnosed with autism.

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·June 19, 2022·4 min read

AI Detects Autism Speech Patterns Across Different Languages

Machine learning algorithms help researchers identify speech patterns in children on the autism spectrum that are consistent between different languages.