A new PNAS study reveals typically developing children experience neurogenesis in the amygdala as they become adults. However, for those with autism, the amygdala loses neurons as they age. Read More
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A new study reveals up to 30% of children diagnosed with autism had less severe symptoms at age six than they did at age three. In some cases, children lost their autism diagnoses entirely. Girls are more likely to show a greater reduction in autism symptoms and less of a rise in the severity of symptoms than boys on the autism spectrum. Read More
According to researchers, the ability to assess memory quality appears in children, and metamemory continues to improve beyond childhood into adolescence. The findings could provide new insights into effective learning methods and assist teachers to devise new educational strategies. Read More
Boosting neurotrophin-3 in non-human primates changes dispositional anxiety. The findings could pave the way for new treatments to curb anxiety in humans. Read More
Entrainment devices not only enhance theta wave activity, they also may help boost memory performance, a new study reports. Read More
Researchers have created a model of what they consider a 'healthy personality type', using contemporary trait perspective. Read More
A neuroimaging study of sleeping two year olds reveals how specific brain regions are activated during memory recall. Read More
Researchers from UC Davis report pregnant women who take 800 micrograms of folic acid could help lower risks of autism in their children, even when they were exposed to pesticides associated with increasing autism risk. Read More
Researchers report animals with previous conditioned experiences form memories using different plasticity mechanisms to naive subjects, even if they are about to learn the same thing. Read More
Aerosolized particles produced while speaking may be enough to transmit coronavirus infection by those who are asymptomatic. Read More
Increased levels of epoxide hydrolase in the prefrontal cortex were found in the brains of young mice whose mothers had suffered infection during pregnancy. Inhibiting epoxide hydrolase reverses cognitive and social deficits associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ASD. Read More
When it comes to decision making, researchers discovered toddlers experience and deal with uncertainty in the same way as older children and adults. Read More
