Noah Madson remembers being exhausted after hours of tests for his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. "Boy, those were complicated," said his mother, Nancy. "He'd come out and say, 'My brain hurts.' "
Aug 7, 2013
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Children with disabilities receive harsher punishment across the developing world, according to a new study based on interviews with nearly 46,000 caregivers in 17 low- to middle-income countries.
Jul 30, 2013
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Breastfeeding longer is associated with better receptive language at 3 years of age and verbal and nonverbal intelligence at age 7 years, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics.
Jul 29, 2013
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In the first study of its kind, SF State researchers have shown that younger children who use gestures outperform their peers in a problem-solving task.
Jul 26, 2013
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Changes in the epigenome, including chemical modifications of DNA, can act as an extra layer of information in the genome, and are thought to play a role in learning and memory, as well as in age-related cognitive decline. ...
Jul 4, 2013
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Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shown in animal models that brain damage caused by the loss of a single copy of a gene during very early childhood development can cause a lifetime ...
Jun 21, 2013
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Neuroscientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have filled in a significant gap in the scientific understanding of how neurons mature, pointing to a better understanding of some developmental brain disorders.
Jun 20, 2013
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Preschool children who have been neglected or emotionally abused exhibit a range of emotional and behavioral difficulties and adverse mother-child interactions that indicate these children require prompt evaluation and interventions, ...
Jun 10, 2013
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A study using brain images from "quiet" MRI machines adds to the growing body of evidence that breastfeeding improves brain development in infants. Breastfeeding alone produced better brain development than a combination ...
Jun 6, 2013
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A new study shows compelling evidence that associations between cognitive ability and cortical grey matter in old age can largely be accounted for by cognitive ability in childhood. The joint study by the Montreal Neurological ...
Jun 4, 2013
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