FeaturedNeuroscience·October 6, 2016·6 min readNeurons Continue to Migrate After BirthResearchers have identified a previously unknown stage of human brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 5, 2016·4 min readStudy Reveals How Teens Learn Differently From AdultsCoordinated activity between the striatum and hippocampus enriches teens' ability to learn and form new memories, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 4, 2016·5 min readInfants Use Prefrontal Cortex In LearningA new study reports infants use their prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with higher forms of cognition and reasoning, when learning.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 4, 2016·6 min readEarly Alcohol Exposure Linked to Future Psychological DisordersChildren who start drinking alcohol between the ages of 11 and 13 are at greater risk of developing psychiatric disorders later in life, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 4, 2016·4 min readDeveloping Brain Regions in Children Hardest Hit by Sleep DeprivationResearchers report sleep deprivation affects the parietal and occipital lobes in children, along with myelin levels in the visual system.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·October 3, 2016·5 min readIs There a Real Connection Between Parent’s Age and Risk for Autism and Schizophrenia?A new study reports on the real risks of parental age and the links between autism and schizophrenia in the offspring.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 3, 2016·4 min readZika Infects and Affects Neural Cells Related to Skull FormationA new study could help explain why children born to mothers infected by Zika are more likely to have microcephaly.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 30, 2016·4 min readMore Research Needed on Effects of Cannabis on Human DevelopmentMore research is needed on the link between maternal cannabis use and the health of newborns, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 29, 2016·3 min readDo Children With Tourette Syndrome Have An Advantage at Language?Researchers discover children with Tourette syndrome are faster at assembling sounds into words than typically developing children.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 28, 2016·5 min readPuberty Changes Facial RecognitionAccording to researchers, adolescents start to view faces differently as they transition into adulthood.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 27, 2016·5 min readThe Birth of Politics in Children: The Case of DominanceA new study looks at how the notion of equality and sense of justice develops in children.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·September 26, 2016·5 min readGene Regulation in Brain May Explain Repetitive Behaviors in Rett Syndrome PatientsA new study reports a protein associated with Rett syndrome is also among a group of three proteins that affect the function of a gene previously linked to OCD.Read More
