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Early childhood development

Poverty and the Developing Brain

Evidence continues to mount that the brains of children living in poverty show tangible harm. Our authors explain the challenges and the necessary steps needed to build a healthier society.

Early childhood development

How Does the Brain Develop?

Based on the incredible number and diversity of cells we have as adults, it’s hard to believe we started out as one tiny cell.

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Early childhood development

Following the Threads: The Link Between Childhood Trauma and Psychosis

“All types of abuse, irrespective of their nature, were associated with a higher risk for psychosis,” says one researcher, and the more types of abuse that a child experiences, the higher the risk.
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Early childhood development

The Abused Brain

Neural Adaptation, Resilience, and Compensation in Childhood Maltreatment

What happens to the brain of a child who is abused, neglected, or otherwise maltreated?
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Early childhood development

Mom’s Immune System Influences Baby’s Salience Network

One effect of an immune reaction during third trimester is greater connectivity in child’s network directing attention and focus at 14 months.
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Early childhood development

Pediatricians’ Group Says Spanking is Ineffective, Potentially Harmful

A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics stresses the harmful impact, and ineffectiveness, of spanking children.
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Early childhood development

Environmental Factors Impacting the Developing Brain

Report from International Neuroethics Society annual meeting

At yesterday’s International Neuroethics Society panel, “The Brain in Context,” three neuroscientists talked about different aspects of the physical and social environments that can affect the developing brain.
Early childhood development

Structural Connectivity Sets the Stage for Later Reasoning Ability

New study suggests that the tighter two specific brain regions are woven together by white-matter tracts in childhood, the better one’s performance will be on a reasoning task in adulthood.
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What is Enough? Sensory Experience and Brain Development

Report from Neuroscience 2016

“Over” stimulation may offer benefits and dangers, research in rodents presented at the recent Society for Neuroscience annual meeting suggests.
Early childhood development

Closing the Language Skills Gap Among Children

Many children are at a disadvantage even before they walk into an early Head Start or pre-K program. What do we know and what can be done to mitigate the long-term effects of this deficit?

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