FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 5, 2021·4 min readVideo Game With Biofeedback Helps Kids and Teens Regulate Stress and AngerRAGE-Control, a video game system that utilizes biofeedback to regulate heart rate, reduces stress, oppositional behavior, and aggression by training children to stay calm during stressful and frustrating situations.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 5, 2021·5 min readDifferences in Brain Structure Between Siblings Make Some More Susceptible to Developing Severe Antisocial BehaviorStudy found structural differences in the prefrontal cortex and brain areas associated with empathy and cognitive control, between siblings where one displayed antisocial behaviors and the other did not.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 5, 2021·4 min readStudy Detects Origins of Huntington’s Disease in Two-Week-Old Human EmbryosSynthesizing a human embryo from stem cells and using gene editing to insert the Huntingtin gene, researchers found the mutation affected the size of germ layers compared to the control embryos. Findings suggest Huntington's disease may be a neurodevelopmental disorder that presents as a neurodegenerative disease laterRead More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·October 3, 2021·3 min readAcetaminophen Use During Pregnancy May Contribute to ADHD and Other Developmental DisordersA 25-year study identifies a link between the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and an increased risk of developmental disorders, including ADHD, autism, and decreased IQ in children.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 2, 2021·6 min readHow Parents Feed Kids Is Linked to Emotional EatingOverall, restrictive eating was the only feeding practice that linked parent and child emotional eating.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 2, 2021·4 min readMorality Demonstrated in Stories Can Alter Judgement for Early AdolescentsReading about moral characteristics helps teens absorb those traits as building blocks for their own morality, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 29, 2021·4 min readLet Babies Play! Free Play May Help Infants Learn and DevelopResearchers say letting infants play with everyday items within their environment can help them learn and develop.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 29, 2021·4 min readHow Our Unique Brain Takes Shape During Mid-PregnancyResearchers identified key alterations in gene expression and structure of the developing human brain that makes it unique among other animal species.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 28, 2021·6 min readChildren Who Eat More Fruit and Veg Have Better Mental HealthChildren who regularly consume fruits and vegetables have better mental well-being than their peers who do not consume fresh fruit and vegetables. Those who eat five or more servings of fruits and veggies a day have a better overall mental well-being score, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 28, 2021·8 min readChildren Do Not Understand Concept of Others Having False Beliefs Until Age 6 or 7Young children do not understand true or false belief, instead, they rely on perceptual access reasoning. The findings upend the longstanding belief that theory of mind is acquired by age four.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 27, 2021·5 min readVirtual Reality Affects Children Differently Than AdultsImmersive virtual reality could disrupt a child's default coordination strategy, researchers report.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·September 27, 2021·4 min readNumber Diagnosed With Autism Jumps 787 Percent In Two DecadesBetween 1998 and 2018, the number of people diagnosed with autism has jumped by 787%. The rate of increase was greater for females, with the greatest rise in adults being diagnosed with ASD.Read More
