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Infants later diagnosed with autism seldom initiate joint attention

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2019

An eye-tracking study of 10-month-old infants reveals children later diagnosed on the autism spectrum seldom initiate joint attention. Findings suggest children with ASD already have reduced social motivation as infants.... Read More...

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Exercise may help teens sleep longer, more efficiently

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2019

Teens who exercise get to sleep earlier, sleep for longer and have improved quality of sleep over those who are less active.... Read More...

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Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2019

Mouse study reveals neonatal nicotine exposure primes the ventral tegmental area, making the animals more susceptible to the effects of nicotine when exposed again later in life. ... Read More...

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Healthy brain development is a human right

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2019

Researchers state healthy brain development should be considered a human right, not a privilege for the elite. Youths incarcerated in the U.S jail system are not having their cognitive and emotional development needs met, the study reports. ... Read More...

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Link between air pollution and anxiety in children investigated

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2019

Children exposed to higher levels of air pollution from traffic have increased levels of myo-inositol in the brain. The increase in myo-inositol was associated with higher risk of generalized anxiety in children.... Read More...

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Children of both young and old parents share risk for certain neurodevelopment disorders

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2019

Children of younger parents are at increased risk of ADHD and Tourette syndrome, while children of older parents are at more risk of being diagnosed with OCD and autism. ... Read More...

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Research rules out mental flexibility, attention as advantages for some bilingual children

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2019

While learning a second language has positive benefits for children, there is little evidence that bilingual children have more advanced executive function or improved attention over those who are monolingual.... Read More...

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‘Implicit measures’ better assess vocabulary for those with autism than standard tests

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2019

Eye tracking and EEG may help to assess vocabulary knowledge in those on the autism spectrum. ... Read More...

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Sleep problems in teenagers reversed in just one week by limiting screen use

Neuroscience NewsMay 20, 2019

Teens who are exposed to screen time for four or more hours a day have a 30-minute delay in sleep time and report more sleep disruptions than those who spend an hour a day using tech. However, reducing screen time for a week and using glasses to block out blue light help to resolve sleep problems.... Read More...

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Young children willing to punish misbehavior, even at personal cost

Neuroscience NewsMay 20, 2019

Children as young as three enact costly punishments. Additionally, findings reveal a sense of authority can foster group regulatory behavior amongst children of various different age groups.... Read More...

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Scientists succeed in testing potential brain-based method to diagnose autism

Neuroscience NewsMay 20, 2019

Neuroimaging reveals a significantly diminished response in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in children on the autism spectrum. The findings could be used as a biomarker for diagnosing ASD.... Read More...

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Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

Neuroscience NewsMay 19, 2019

Children consider technologies that pose an ambiguous threat as 'creepy'. Researchers pinpoint five aspects of technology that contribute to the feeling of ambiguity, examples of which are lack of control, ominous physical appearance and mimicry.... Read More...

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Aspirin green light for brain bleed stroke patients

Examining ethical issues surrounding wearable brain devices marketed to consumers

Want to help the vaccine hesitant become pro-vaccine? Have them meet someone with a vaccine-preventable disease

Neurology

Aspirin green light for brain bleed stroke patients

Want to help the vaccine hesitant become pro-vaccine? Have them meet someone with a vaccine-preventable disease

Like A Lot of Things, Women’s Gut Microbiomes Appear to Mature Earlier than Men’s

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Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks

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Dog-like robot made by students jumps, flips and trots

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks

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Want to help the vaccine hesitant become pro-vaccine? Have them meet someone with a vaccine-preventable disease

Infants later diagnosed with autism seldom initiate joint attention

Unlike men, women’s cognitive performance may improve at higher room temperature

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Infants later diagnosed with autism seldom initiate joint attention

Exercise may help teens sleep longer, more efficiently

Early life exposure to nicotine alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction later

Healthy brain development is a human right

Link between air pollution and anxiety in children investigated

Children of both young and old parents share risk for certain neurodevelopment disorders

Research rules out mental flexibility, attention as advantages for some bilingual children

‘Implicit measures’ better assess vocabulary for those with autism than standard tests

Sleep problems in teenagers reversed in just one week by limiting screen use

Scientists succeed in testing potential brain-based method to diagnose autism

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’