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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 18, 2019·3 min read

Newborn baby hiccups could be key to brain development

Contractions of the diaphragm muscles during hiccuping evoke a significant response in the brain's cortex, causing two large brainwaves followed by a third. The third brainwave is similar to that evoked by noise.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 13, 2019·3 min read

Cholesterol and fat profiles at birth linked to psychological health at age 5

Children born with high levels of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein in their cord blood samples were more likely to receive lower ratings from their teachers on both social and emotional development scales.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 1, 2019·4 min read

Autonomic nervous system appears to function well regardless of mode of childbirth

The autonomic nervous system and cortical systems function similarly in low-risk newborns whether they experienced labor and natural birth or were born via elective cesarean section. However, those who were delivered via C-Section following long periods of labor had increased accelerations in heart rate and lower gamma frequency EEG a day after birth than the other two groups.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 24, 2019·5 min read

If you could learn every disease your child could possibly develop in life, would you?

Including genomic sequencing with routine newborn testing could reveal the risk a child has of developing numerous conditions later in life. Researchers weigh up the pros and cons of genetic sequencing in newborns.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·February 18, 2019·3 min read

Mapping Brain Circuits in Newborns May Aid Early Detection of Autism

Researchers used non invasive MRI brain scans to map the brains of newborns. The study reveals the brain architecture that emerges as the brain reshapes during the third trimester of pregnancy. The map can be used to detect atypical connections in the brain that serve as biomarkers for ASD.