brain development

Summary: Disrupting circadian rhythms during adolescence may alter how the brain responds to prenatal infections, a known risk factor for …

Summary: Experts urge healthcare providers to screen new fathers for mental distress, citing strong evidence that paternal mental health affects …

Summary: A new study reveals that prenatal exposure to common air pollutants like NO₂, PM2.5, and black carbon is associated …

Summary: New research shows that different genetic forms of autism may produce a shared brain activity pattern, revealing a potential …

Summary: A new study finds that racial inequality and police violence may significantly contribute to higher rates of psychotic episodes …

Summary: Adolescent anxiety is on the rise globally, and a new Perspective argues that its roots may begin long before …

Summary: A new randomized study found that when parents sing more frequently to their infants, both babies and caregivers experience …

Summary: A large-scale study of over 2,500 toddlers found no significant clinical differences in autistic traits between males and females …

Summary: Cells depend on motor proteins like dynein to shuttle materials along microscopic highways, and dysfunction in these proteins can …

Summary: Overimitation, the tendency to copy unnecessary actions, has been observed in older children but was previously unstudied in toddlers …