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·May 17, 2020

Presence of spouse alters how parents’ brains react to children stimuli

When parents are physically together, they have higher similar responses in prefrontal cortex activity to the sound of their infant crying than when they were physically separated. Read More

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·January 10, 2020

Baby and adult brains ‘sync up’ during play

Researchers detect measurable similarities in brain activity between babies and adults during play. Read More

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·August 27, 2019

Prenatal pesticide exposure linked to changes in teen’s brain activity

An advanced neuroimaging study reveals how organophosphate exposure in the womb leads to altered brain activity in teens. Read More

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·July 30, 2019

Do babies like yawning? Evidence from brain activity

The neural basis for a preference of yawning is apparent in babies as young as 5 months. Read More

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·April 2, 2019

Research shows impact of poverty on children’s brain activity

Children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and whose mothers have lower levels of education, have weaker brain activity in areas of the brain associated with working memory and are more likely to experience attention problems. Read More

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·January 29, 2019

Newborn Babies Have Inbuilt Ability to Pick Out Words

Using fNIRS, researchers discovered babies are able to pick out words from speech at as young as three days old. Read More

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·September 28, 2018

Sensitive Babies Become Altruistic Toddlers

A baby's attention to fearful faces may predict their level of altruism as toddlers, a new study reports. Read More

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·May 21, 2018

Reading the Minds of Pilots

Study shows pilots in real flight conditions made more errors and had higher anterior prefrontal cortex activation than those who were placed in a simulator, when completing cognitively demanding tasks. Read More

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·October 21, 2017

Boosting Social Skills With Brain Scanning

A new study aims to use neuroimaging technology to better understand the networks behind social interactions. Read More

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·August 15, 2017

Brain Responses to Lip-Reading Can Benefit Cochlear Implant Users

Contrary to common belief, lip reading can have a beneficial effect for those with cochlear implants. Researchers found the more a person's brain responded to lip reading, the more responsive the brain became to sound delivered through the implant. Read More