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Developmental Rerouting
Scientists often think of the adult brain as being “modular,” containing many systems that each specialize in a given function like language or number, relatively independent of one another; this explains why damage to the
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Brain scans in infants shed light on autism onset
CNN: New research provides evidence that wiring in the brains of children with autism differs from typically developing children as early as six months of age, according to a study published in the American Journal
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Even Babies Can Recognize What’s Fair
TIME: When your preschooler declares, “That’s not fair!” after her brother receives an imperceptibly larger piece of cake, she’s not just being selfish. Kids have a keen sense of fairness, a characteristic that research increasingly
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Babies Know What’s Fair
“That’s not fair!” It’s a common playground complaint. But how early do children acquire this sense of fairness? Before they’re 2, says a new study. “We found that 19- and 21-month-old infants have a general
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XVIII Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies
The XVIII Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies will be held June 7 – 9, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For more information visit: www.isisweb.org/view/0/conference2012.html
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Mother’s love can prevent illness in middle age
The Telegraph: Experts say that a mum who nurtures and cares for her kids can set them up in good health right, even if they’ve grown up in grinding poverty. Research has already proven that
