Researchers report language and speech problems may not be the causes of the more frequent tantrums associated with autistic children.
Is empathy really on the decline, as a recent study suggests? Researchers investigate how and why people chose to be empathetic, or to avoid empathy, in their daily lives.
Older people may rely more on schematic memory, resulting in a difficulty distinguishing between a memory of a real event and a false memory.
Penn State researchers report nicotine withdrawal may blunt working memory and cognitive processing.
Male children with isolated GnRH deficiency (IGD), a rare endocrine disorder associated with a lack of sex hormone during the second trimester of development, report more gender non-conformity than males without IGD. The same was not true for females with IGD.
ZNF804A, a gene that contributes to schizophrenia also affects brain function and structure during early stages of fetal development, researchers report.
Researchers say toddlers who are wary of new toys also tend to be less accepting of new foods. They suggest early food attitudes may stem from a child's personality and temperament.
Older adults who frequently connect with friends and others in social situations perform better on cognitive function tests than those who are not so social.
Teens who exercise get to sleep earlier, sleep for longer and have improved quality of sleep over those who are less active.
Study reveals those with narcissistic personality traits may be more politically active. Those with high levels of narcissism were more likely to contact politicians, sign petitions, and donate to political causes. Previous studies linked narcissistic traits to behaviors harmful to functioning democracies, including conflict and civic strife.
People who experience schadenfreude, the emotion of feeling pleasure at another person's misfortune, when they hear a controversial celebrity is sick are less willing to take preventative health measures themselves.
Cortical thickness and regional brain connectivity pay an equally important role in linking brain and behavior.
