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Young children can learn math skills from intelligent virtual characters

Neuroscience NewsNovember 20, 2019

Children exposed to virtual interactive characters in educational games learned more quickly and were more accurate in math responses when playing a virtual game. Findings suggest a child's interaction with virtual characters could help improve the learning of basic early math skills.... Read More...

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Newborn baby hiccups could be key to brain development

Neuroscience NewsNovember 18, 2019

Contractions of the diaphragm muscles during hiccuping evoke a significant response in the brain's cortex, causing two large brainwaves followed by a third. The third brainwave is similar to that evoked by noise.... Read More...

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High-fat maternal diet can cause life-long changes in the fetal brain

Neuroscience NewsNovember 18, 2019

When pregnant women consume diets high in polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids, an excess of endocannabinoids is produced which overloads the fetus, and impairs healthy brain development.... Read More...

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Adolescent drinking increases anxiety and alcohol abuse risk later in life

Neuroscience NewsNovember 18, 2019

Teenage binge drinking is linked to altered gene expression in the brain, specifically the central nucleus of the amygdala. Adolescent rats exposed to alcohol had increased levels of miR-137, resulting in lower expression of proteins essential for healthy neuron growth. During adulthood, these rats displayed higher levels of anxiety and an increased preference for alcohol consumption.... Read More...

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Here’s how you help kids crack the reading code

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2019

Learning letter-sound correspondences early provides the best possible basis to learning how to read.... Read More...

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Late talkers twice as likely to have severe, frequent temper tantrums

Neuroscience NewsNovember 11, 2019

Toddlers who were late talkers had more severe temper tantrums, and the risk of having a tantrum was 1.96 times greater than their peers with typical language development.... Read More...

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Brains of girls and boys are similar, producing equal math ability

Neuroscience NewsNovember 8, 2019

There is no gender disparity in how children learn and perform math tasks.... Read More...

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CBD and THC use during early pregnancy can disrupt fetal development

Neuroscience NewsNovember 5, 2019

Brain and fetal development damage caused by exposure to CBD and THC are very similar defects seen in fetal alcohol syndrome.... Read More...

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The fetal brain possesses adult-like networks

Neuroscience NewsNovember 4, 2019

Features of the functional connectome are present in the fetal brain during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.... Read More...

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Screen-based media associated with structural differences in brains of young children

Neuroscience NewsNovember 4, 2019

Study reveals lower microstructural integrity in white matter tracts supporting language and emergent literacy skills in prekindergarten aged children exposed to excessive screen time media.... Read More...

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People with autism have a more symmetrical brain

Neuroscience NewsNovember 1, 2019

The left and right brain areas are more similar in those with ASD. Reduced asymmetry was identified in cortical thickness across various brain regions in those on the autism spectrum.... Read More...

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Key gene in familial Alzheimer’s disease regulates neuronal development

Neuroscience NewsOctober 30, 2019

Researchers identify a new cell mechanism that connects Alzheimer's disease and cancers.... Read More...

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Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers

Some hyper-realistic masks more believable than human faces

Non-coding DNA located outside chromosomes may help drive glioblastoma

Neuroscience

Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers

Some hyper-realistic masks more believable than human faces

Non-coding DNA located outside chromosomes may help drive glioblastoma

Neurology

Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers

Non-coding DNA located outside chromosomes may help drive glioblastoma

New Alzheimer’s risk gene discovered

AI

How artificial intelligence can transform psychiatry

Enjoyment of pop music classics linked to combination of uncertainty and surprise

Learning is optimized when we fail 15% of the time

Robotics

Trash talk hurts, even when it comes from a robot

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

Psychology

Severe pregnancy-related depression may be rooted in inflammation

Beauty in the biased eye of the beholder

Trash talk hurts, even when it comes from a robot

neurodevelopment

Young children can learn math skills from intelligent virtual characters

Newborn baby hiccups could be key to brain development

High-fat maternal diet can cause life-long changes in the fetal brain

Adolescent drinking increases anxiety and alcohol abuse risk later in life

Here’s how you help kids crack the reading code

Late talkers twice as likely to have severe, frequent temper tantrums

Brains of girls and boys are similar, producing equal math ability

CBD and THC use during early pregnancy can disrupt fetal development

The fetal brain possesses adult-like networks

Screen-based media associated with structural differences in brains of young children

People with autism have a more symmetrical brain

Key gene in familial Alzheimer’s disease regulates neuronal development