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
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 21, 2016·5 min readExecutive Power in the Nursery: How a Baby’s Cry Rattles Our Executive FunctionsAccording the researchers, a baby's cry not only commands our attention, it also has an effect on how adults complete cognitive tasks.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 9, 2016·3 min readOxytocin Boost Could Relieve Postnatal Depression and Improve Parental BehaviorA new study reports giving mothers with postnatal depression hormone therapy with oxytocin could help improve their parenting behavior.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 9, 2016·4 min readInteraction During Reading Helps Develop Kids’ Language SkillsInteracting with your child while you read to them can help boost language skills in toddlers, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·December 7, 2015·6 min readTelomere Length in Newborns Linked to Mom’s Education LevelA new study reports telomere length may be shortened in newborn babies whose mothers did not graduate high school.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 20, 2015·4 min readInfants With Blind Parents Pay Less Attention to EyesA new study reports infants with blind parents pay less attention to adults' eye gaze.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 18, 2015·5 min readInfants Capable of Logical Reasoning Before the Age of OneAccording to researchers, at 10 months of age, babies are capable of deductive problem solving.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 2, 2015·3 min readWhat the Beep? Infants Link New Communicative Signals to MeaningResearchers report infants have a social capacity to recognize new communicative signals in their environments.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 22, 2015·4 min readBabies’ Babbles Reflect Their Own Involvement in Language DevelopmentA baby's repetitive babbling is influenced by the infant's ability to hear itself.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 9, 2015·3 min readFragmented Infant Sleep Could Predict Problematic Toddler BehaviorA new study reports fragmented sleep patterns in infants could be a predictor of future behavioral problems.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 9, 2015·3 min readUsing Hypothermia to Protect Newborn BrainsResearchers confirm a neuroprotective effect of hypothermia treatments on the brains of newborns with HIE.Read More
