Neuroscience
How spanking may affect brain development in children
Spanking may affect a child's brain development in similar ways to more severe forms of violence, according to a new study led by Harvard researchers.
Apr 12, 2021
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Pediatrics
Link found between time perception, risk for developmental coordination disorder
Neuroscientists at McMaster University have found a link between children who are at risk for developmental coordination disorder (DCD), a common condition that can cause clumsiness, and difficulties with time perception ...
Feb 5, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Here is how a cat can hinder children learning new words
Say you are shown an apple, a banana and a fruit you have never seen before. Then you are asked to pick the "pifo." Which fruit would you choose?
Apr 5, 2018
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Health
Today's US teens about three years behind '70s generation
Teenagers in America today are about three years behind their counterparts from the 1970s when it comes to taking up sex, drinking alcohol and working for pay, researchers said Tuesday.
Sep 19, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Toddlers begin learning rules of reading, writing at very early age, study finds
Even the proudest of parents may struggle to find some semblance of meaning behind the seemingly random mish-mash of letters that often emerge from a toddler's first scribbled and scrawled attempts at putting words on paper.
Jul 25, 2017
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Pediatrics
Study finds naps may help preschoolers learn
Research has shown that naps play an important role in sustaining new learning in infants. A new study from the University of Arizona suggests naptime could have a similar effect on language learning in preschool-age children.
Feb 8, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Babies can think before they can speak
Two pennies can be considered the same—both are pennies, just as two elephants can be considered the same, as both are elephants. Despite the vast difference between pennies and elephants, we easily notice the common relation ...
May 26, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Experiencing racial discrimination impacts the mental health of teens in the U.S. justice system
A new study by Southern Methodist University psychologists and a researchers from the University of Washington shows that interpersonal racial discrimination and other forms of violence can impact the mental health of adolescents ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study shows impact of vitamin D, thyroid hormones on child development
Prenatal exposure to altered levels of vitamin D and/or thyroid hormones has the potential to impact child development long after birth, according to a new study by researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Preschool children can't see the mountains for the cat
Imagine seeing an image of a cat in front of a wide scene of mountains and being told just to remember the mountains if you saw them in a later picture. As an adult, that's not hard to do.
Nov 30, 2020
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