From the University of Texas at Dallas press release: A new language-skills study that included infants later diagnosed with autism suggests that all children can benefit from exposure to more speech from their caregivers. Dr.…
From the University of York press release: Researchers have shown that a new way of assessing women’s relationship with their bodies during pregnancy could help predict how well the mother might bond with her unborn…
From the Lehigh University press release: What really matters in caring for babies may be different than commonly thought, says Lehigh University researcher Susan S. Woodhouse, an expert on infant attachment. In new research, she…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study has found evidence that children under 3 years old are most the vulnerable to the effects of adversity — experiences including poverty,…
From the Cognitive Neuroscience Society press release: Parents may often feel like they are not “on the same wavelength” as their kids. But it turns out that, at least for babies, their brainwaves literally sync…
From the Northwestern University press release: A new Northwestern University study provides the first evidence that infants’ increasingly precise perceptual tuning to the sounds of their native language sets constraints on the range of human…
From the University of Tennessee at Knoxville press release: IQ in childhood is a better indicator of adult wealth than math for very preterm and very low-weight babies, according to a new study in PLOS ONE.…
From the New York University press release: Infants as young as five months can differentiate laughter between friends and that between strangers, finds a new study by researchers at New York University and UCLA. The…
From the PLOS press release: The same brain network that adults use when they hear angry vocalizations is at work in infants as young as six months old, an effect that is strongest in infants…
From the York University press release: The advantages of growing up in a bilingual home can start as early as six months of age, according to new research led by York University’s Faculty of Health.…