Tag: babies

Study suggests exposure to arguments at home shape babies’ processing of emotional tone of voice

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Being exposed to arguments between parents is associated with the way babies’ brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a new… Read more »

Study looks at impact of different languages on early language and cognitive development

From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers are digging deeper into whether infants’ ability to learn new words is shaped by the particular language being acquired. A new… Read more »

Study suggests babies gravitate towards people who have things in common with them

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Infants as young as nine months old prefer individuals who are nice to people like them and mean to people who aren’t… Read more »

Study suggests babies whose efforts are praised become more motivated kids

From the Stanford University press release by Brooke Donald via HealthCanal: Toddlers who heard praise commending their efforts were more likely as older children to prefer challenges than those who… Read more »

Study suggests choline supplementation during pregnancy may help in schizophrenia prevention

From the University of Colorado Denver press release via EurekAlert!: Choline, an essential nutrient similar to the B vitamin and found in foods such as liver, muscle meats, fish, nuts… Read more »

Study suggests analyzing babies’ expressions could help children at risk for developmental disorders

From the National Science Foundation (NSF) press release via MedicalXpress: Parents and babies smile, laugh and coo at each other, but scientists still have a lot of questions about how… Read more »