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Child Psychology
Child Psychology is a field of study focuses on the conscious and subconscious elements of childhood development. Child psychologists observe how children act alone and how they interact with their parents and other children. These observations can help identify abnormalities in childhood development and assist parents understand how to best support their developing child.
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders that are all r ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 21, 2016Neuroscience
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When children are unmotivated at school, new research suggests their genes may be part of the equation.
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders that are all r ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 21, 2016Neuroscience
Numerous studies on facial recognition have consistently shown that women are better at remember facial details than men ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2016Neuroscience
Image Credit: iStockphoto No matter how you did in high school science, you’re a master of the laws of physics, ab ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)SEP 06, 2016Cardiology
Having sex frequently—and enjoying it—may put older men at higher risk for heart attacks and other cardiovas ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 27, 2016Neuroscience
Math is hard! That’s what teachers and parents hear a lot from kids, but while it definitely can be challenging fo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 14, 2016Neuroscience
Any woman who has been pregnant can attest to the stress it can cause. Even in in a typical pregnancy, especially with f ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — In the past, good science has been used for unethical purposes, like eugeni ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 17, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
The year 2015 has been a big year for transplants surgery and it will end with an even bigger splash. Doctors at the Joh ...DEC 10, 2015Neuroscience
When a woman is pregnant there are many happy moments, but there are stressful times as well. Whether it’s nausea, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 30, 2015Neuroscience
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a disorder of the brain that affects approximately 6.4 million child ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 21, 2015Neuroscience
Psychologists know that adults learn from experience in order to gain a reward, get to the finish line faster or avoid a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 22, 2015Neuroscience
Young children living in stressful family situations show the effects of cortisol, known as "the stress hormone," on the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 05, 2015Immunology
If you want your children to reap the benefits of a more responsive immune system, teach them about altruistic giving.Written By: Will HectorMAY 21, 2015Neuroscience
We are in some ways in the infancy of understanding the impact on the brain of prolonged exposure to video game playing. ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 20, 2015Neuroscience
What really makes a good leader? There are probably as many lists of the traits that make up good leaders as there are l ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 18, 2015Neuroscience
In the course of his neurocriminology research, Adrian Raine of the University of Pennsylvania investigates the interpla ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 15, 2015Neuroscience
Consider the insurance salesman. She or he must overcome the preference in most people for immediate positive reinforcem ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 12, 2015Neuroscience
The surprising results of a new study on children's understanding could have significant implications from education to ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 01, 2015Neuroscience
A study published in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine and funded by the Meningitis Research Foundation indicates that c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Eleven percent of all births worldwide are preterm, happening before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Preterm-related issues accou ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have uncovered the first evidence of a genetic link between prodigy and autism.
The scientists fo ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 19, 2015Neuroscience
The foot-tapping, leg-swinging and chair-scooting movements of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (A ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered how the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
When children are unmotivated at school, new research suggests their genes may be part of the equation.
A stu ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
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