Neuroscience
Researchers find human infant brains, bodies are active during new sleep stage
Human babies do even more than we thought while sleeping.
Jun 16, 2021
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Neuroscience
Early acoustic experiences alter methylation in songbird embryo's forebrain
Researchers at University of Illinois and City University of New York have recently carried out a study investigating the effects of early acoustic experiences on gene activation in songbirds. Their paper, published in Elsevier's ...
Neuroscience
800 newborn brain scans made available to help clarify how some diseases develop
The Developing Human Connectome Project (dHCP) has made the scans of 800 baby brains available to study how developmental disorders progress.
Jun 2, 2021
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Neuroscience
Babies with seizures may be overmedicated
Newborns who experience seizures after birth are at risk of developing long term chronic conditions, such as developmental delays, cerebral palsy or epilepsy.
May 24, 2021
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Neuroscience
Babies pay attention with down payment from immature brain region
Anyone who has watched an infant's eyes follow a dangling trinket dancing in front of them knows that babies are capable of paying attention with laser focus.
Mar 18, 2021
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Neuroscience
Neural mechanism that senses body position in space is present soon after birth
A team of researchers from the University of Turin, New York University and University Hospital of Lausanne, has found that newborn babies have the ability to sense where their body ends and the rest of the world begins in ...
Medical research
Premature birth disrupts Purkinje cell function, resulting in locomotor learning deficits
In the United States, one in 10 babies are born too soon, resulting in complications that can affect their locomotor development and influence such simple tasks as balance, walking and standing later in life. A new peer-reviewed ...
Mar 8, 2021
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Pediatrics
Researchers develop blood oxygenation sensor for premature babies
Doctors need to keep a close eye on babies that are born prematurely, and brain oxygenation is perhaps the most important thing to monitor. Up to 50 percent of premature babies suffer brain damage, leading to neurological ...
Dec 2, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Pregnancy stress may shape baby brain
Stress levels in mothers—measured by a hormone linked to anxiety and other health problems—is related to changes in areas of the infant brain associated with emotional development, the study suggests.
Nov 24, 2020
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Neuroscience
Newfound ability to change baby brain activity could lead to rehabilitation for injured brains
Researchers from King's College London have identified the brain activity for the first time in a newborn baby when they are learning an association between different types of sensory experiences. Using advanced MRI scanning ...
Nov 23, 2020
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