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When Does Consciousness Emerge in Babies?
… A team of researchers based in France looked for such patterns in infants. The group included cognitive neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene of the College of France and pediatrician Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz of the French National Institute of
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How Dance Develops In Children
A new review explores how dance develops in early childhood and how studying the emergence of dance can reveal the development of auditory perception and musical memory.
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Culture is Bound to Shape Motor Development
Teaching: Introduce students to the concept of developmental cascades with this lesson plan about gahvoras, wooden baby cradles used in homes in Tajikistan.
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Exploring Emerging Adulthood Among Ovambo Namibians
A new study looks at how young Namibians reach adulthood, broadening the understanding of this life stage in sub-Saharan Africa.
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From Unseen Animals to Theoretical Physics, Humans Have a Unique Ability to Communicate Absent and Abstract Concepts
Our ability to use words and gestures to communicate information about absent and abstract concepts begins in infancy and could be what allows us to develop more abstract thinking as we age.
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on feeling good, how perceived distance alters memory, prenatal programming of behavior problems, the impacts of COVID-19 on college students, the connections between racial prejudice and police militarization, and much more.