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·January 28, 2022·7 min read

How Stress and Anxiety Contribute to Youth Violence

The prevalence of anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents has doubled since before the COVID pandemic.

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·January 28, 2022·5 min read

How Fetal Alcohol Exposure Increases Risk of Development Disorders

Study explores how fetal exposure to alcohol can lead to developmental disorders and how the breast cancer-associated BRCA1 gene may play a role in preventing developmental disorders.

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·January 28, 2022·2 min read

Babies Are Sensitive to Rhyme, Rhythm and Phrases in Children’s Songs

Babies are sensitive to language patterns in the soothing rhymes their parents sing them.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·January 27, 2022·4 min read

Maternal Consumption of Soft Drinks May Be Linked to ADHD Symptoms in Offspring

Children of women who drank soda daily while pregnant were more likely to experience ADHD symptoms at age eight.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·January 24, 2022·7 min read

Cash Support for Low-Income Families Impacts Infant Brain Activity

Infants from lower socioeconomic backgrounds show improvements in brain activity associated with learning and thinking after one year of monthly cash support provided to their families. The findings show interventions designed to reduce poverty positively impact a child's brain development.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·January 20, 2022·5 min read

Babies Can Tell Who Has Close Relationships Based on One Clue: Saliva

Kissing, sharing food, or any other interaction that involves saliva are signals babies and young children use to determine whether two people have a strong relationship and mutual obligation to each other.

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·January 18, 2022·7 min read

Children’s Ability to Manage Emotions Is Linked to That of Their Parents

Researchers report children with speech-language disorders or developmental language disorders have greater difficulty in regulating their emotions. The study also found the way in which parents manage their emotions has an impact on a child's ability to deal with their emotions.

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Featured Neuroscience

·January 17, 2022·5 min read

Improving Reading Skills Through Action Video Games

A new study reveals a child's reading skills can be developed with the help of a newly designed child-friendly action video game.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·January 14, 2022·4 min read

Link Between Brain Cell Development and Risk of Schizophrenia Discovered

The genetic disruption of specific cell processes crucial to brain development was linked to disease risk in a wide range of mental health disorders including schizophrenia.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·January 12, 2022·5 min read

Learning Through Guided Play Can Be as Effective as Adult-Led Instruction up to at Least Age Eight

Study reports play-based learning may positively impact a young child's acquisition of math skills compared to direct teaching.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·January 12, 2022·3 min read

BPA Exposure of the Placenta Could Affect Fetal Brain Development

Direct transmission of BPA from a pregnant woman to her child via the placenta may have a negative impact on fetal brain development, researchers report.