Hypertension in teens and kids linked to poorer brain skills
Research published in The Journal of Pediatrics indicates that children and adolescents with high blood pressure may be at risk of weaker cognitive skills....
read moreKids’ developing brain regions hit hard by sleep deprivation...
University of Zurich research have demonstrated that the brains of 5- to 12-year-olds respond differently to sleep deprivation than adults. Lack of sleep in children affects posterior regions of the brain, which deal with spatial perception, vision and processing...
read moreHow teens learn differently than adults
The results of research published in Neuron indicate that teens have a unique feature of their brain that allows them to learn and form memories via the coordinated activity of two distinct brain regions....
read moreScientists identify brain microcircuit for higher cognitive function...
Although scientists have known that the cerebral cortex is responsible for higher neural functions, like memory and attention, a new report identifies some characteristics of the mechanism behind information processing for these functions....
read moreLess ADHD in children of moms who took Vitamin D while pregnant...
Pregnant women who took vitamin D gave birth to children who had fewer ADHD symptoms at the age of 2.5 years....
read moreMusic and dance alter the brain in opposite ways
According to research published in NeuroImage, the brains of dancers and musicians have changes in sensory and motor pathways—but the changes in white matter are at opposite ends of the spectrum....
read moreSSRIs during pregnancy linked to child’s language and speech disorders...
New findings published in JAMA Psychiatry indicate that children born to mothers who took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors while pregnant may be at greater risk for speech and language disorders....
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