AutismFeatured·July 22, 2015·4 min readReclassifying Intellectual Disabilities Accounts for Rise in Autism DiagnosesA new study reports the rise in autism diagnosis across the US is due, in part, to the reclassification of other intellectual disabilities which often co-occur with autism.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 21, 2015·4 min readNewborns Able to Process Language at Two Days Using First and Last Syllables to Recognize WordsAccording to a new study, newborn babies are able to process language as young as two days old by utilizing similar processes to adults.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·July 21, 2015·4 min readJump-Starting Vision With the Power of WordsResearchers manipulate the connection between language and vision to show that words have a profound effect on perception.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 21, 2015·4 min readExpectations About the World Help Shape the Developing BrainAccording to a new study, babies' brains respond not only to the presence of visual stimuli, but also the expectation of the stimuli.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 20, 2015·4 min readThe Detrimental Effects of Poverty on the Developing BrainA new study reports on changes in the brain's architecture for children raised in poverty. However, parental nurturing can offset some of the negative effects on the brain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 20, 2015·3 min readMusic Training Helps Enhance Teen Brain DevelopmentA new study reports learning music can enhance a teenager's brain response to sound and sharpen language skills.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 20, 2015·5 min readMom’s Gut Parasites Protect Babies’ Brains From InflammationAccording to a new study, tapeworms can protect infant rats from neuroinflammation.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 17, 2015·4 min readIntelligence and Personality Not Influenced by Birth OrderA new study finds little difference in IQ or personality traits between first born children and their younger siblings.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·July 16, 2015·3 min readUsing Stem Cells to Create ‘Mini Brains’ Helps Further Understanding of AutismA new stem cell study could help predict autism and could lead to new drug targets for ASD.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·July 15, 2015·5 min readMechanism for Altered Pattern of Brain Growth in Autism Spectrum Disorder IdentifiedResearcher discover how mutations in a specific autism risk gene alter the course of early brain development.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 14, 2015·5 min readA New Way To Assess Future Literacy Challenges in ChildrenAccording to a new study, the brain's ability to process consonants in a noisy environment could give clues to a child's literacy potential.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·July 13, 2015·3 min readNew Insights into Genetic Basis of AutismA new study reports researchers have discovered a link between autism and genetic changes in some segments of DNA responsible for switching on genes in the brain.Read More
