Latest

infants

Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·July 28, 2017·6 min read

Infants Know What We Like Best

Researchers discover infants as young as 8 months look for consistent behavioral patters and are able to make judgement about other people's preferences based on probabilities calculated from observed events.

Featured Psychology

·July 27, 2017·5 min read

Substance Addiction Changes Mother’s Response to Infant

Substance addiction modifies they way a mother's brain responds to her own child, a new study reports. Researchers found key reward regions of the brain appear to shut down in response to their own infant's smiles in mothers with addictions.

Featured Neuroscience Videos Psychology

·July 15, 2017·4 min read

Ga-Ga, Goo-Goo, Why a Baby May Like You

According to a new study in Developmental Science, infants at the age of one already tend to prefer speakers of their native language. However, they do not necessarily view those who speak different languages negatively. Findings suggest that positivity toward familiar groups may be innate, while negativity toward unfamiliar groups may be learned.

Image shows a gorgeous little baby girl with a very naughty toy bunny.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 4, 2017·4 min read

Surprise Communication Found Between Brain Regions Involved in Infant Motor Control

Researchers have identified how two distinct areas of the developing brain communicate and report REM sleep is key to this communication.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·April 14, 2017·6 min read

Infants Show Racial Bias toward Members of Own Race and against Those of Other Races

Researchers report infants show racial bias in favor of members of their own race as early as 6 months old.

Featured Neurology

·April 10, 2017·6 min read

Blood Test Shows Promise in Detecting Abusive Head Trauma in Infants

Researchers have developed a new blood test that could help to identify infants who may be experiencing bleeding in the brain as a result of abusive head trauma.