The secrets of fossil teeth revealed by the synchrotron: A long childhood is...
Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an...
View ArticleHuntington's disease gene also enhances early brain development and...
The Huntington's disease (HD) mutation eventually causes a fatal brain disease in adulthood, but a new study finds that early in life, children with the HD mutation have bigger brains and higher IQ...
View ArticleNew study sheds light on language development in children with hearing loss
Researchers find a link between early vocabulary composition and later language development in children with cochlear implants.
View ArticleStandardized autism screening during pediatric well visits identified more,...
New research found that the use of standardized autism screening during pediatric well-child visits identifies more children with high autism likelihood at a younger age, including those presenting...
View ArticleTime in nature benefits children with mental health difficulties
Researchers found that spending two hours a week of class time in a natural environment can reduce emotional distress among 10- to 12-year-olds who had the most significant mental health problems...
View ArticleChildren exposed to antiseizure meds during pregnancy face neurodevelopmental...
Children born to mothers who take antiseizure medications to manage seizures and psychiatric conditions during pregnancy may face increased risks of neurodevelopmental conditions, according to new...
View ArticleTraditional Mayan practices have long promoted unique levels of family...
A new study shows that the past 30 years of globalization have brought fundamental shifts in some aspects of family interaction among Indigenous people in Guatemala. But families have still maintained...
View ArticleNational Poll: Some parents need support managing children's anger
Some parents may find it challenging to help their kids manage intense emotions. One in seven think their child gets angrier than peers of the same age and four in 10 say their child has experienced...
View ArticleOuch! Commonalties found in pain vocalizations and interjections across cultures
An interdisciplinary team explored possible regularities in vocal emotional expressions by comparing expressive interjections, such as 'wow,' to nonlinguistic vocalizations, such as screams and cries,...
View ArticleAI needs to work on its conversation game
Linguistics and computer science researchers have discovered some of the root causes of why AI large language models perform poorly in human-like conversations.
View ArticleHow children learned for 99% of human history
Unlike kids in the United States, hunter-gatherer children in the Congo Basin have often learned how to hunt, identify edible plants and care for babies by the tender age of six or seven. This rapid...
View ArticleChanging the definition of cerebral palsy
Defining cerebral palsy only as a childhood condition fails to acknowledge the many adults living with the disease.
View ArticleBrain-based visual impairment in children
Experts have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged as a leading cause of vision impairment starting in childhood in the United States and other industrialized nations....
View ArticleR sounds are rough, and L sounds are smooth, according to cross-cultural study
People around the world associate a trilled R sound with a rough texture and a jagged shape, and an L sound with smooth texture and a flat shape, according to the findings of a new study. Researchers...
View ArticleResearchers use artificial intelligence to diagnose depression
Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. As many as 280 million people worldwide are affected by this disease, which is why researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)...
View ArticleTantrums in young children could be linked to ADHD, study finds
Preschool children who struggle to control their emotions and behaviour have more symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- known as ADHD -- at age seven, a study suggests. Children aged...
View ArticleSignals of inflammation during pregnancy linked to aging and memory changes...
A new study analyzed data from participants who have been followed for over 50 years, starting before their births. Researchers found that maternal immune activity during a critical period of...
View ArticleSnoring linked to behavioral problems in adolescents without declines in...
Adolescents who snore frequently were more likely to exhibit behavior problems such as inattention, rule-breaking, and aggression, but they do not have any decline in their cognitive abilities,...
View ArticleYour child, the sophisticated language learner
Sentences contain subtle hints in their grammar that tell young children about the meaning of new words, according to new research.
View ArticleHow human brain functional networks emerge and develop during the birth...
Brain-imaging data collected from fetuses and infants has revealed a rapid surge in functional connectivity between brain regions on a global scale at birth, possibly reflecting neural processes that...
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