Major study of cell phones and children’s cognition
Scientists in the UK are now doing the largest study in the world on the effects of cell phones and other wireless technologies on children’s cognitive development....
read moreKids often outsmart college students with new gadgets
A new study found that children can sometimes outsmart college students when it comes to figuring out how unusual toys and gadgets work. Why? Because they have less bias than adults about cause and effect....
read moreMRI technique shows ADHD patients have low iron in brain
A postdoctoral research fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina used magnetic field correlation (MFC) imaging to show that of 22 kids with ADHD, the 12 that had never been on medication had significantly lower MFC than the...
read moreBrain connections strengthen while children sleep
Although connections within hemispheres weaken during children’s sleep, the connections between hemispheres are strengthened....
read moreKetamine (an anesthetic) can negatively impact children’s cognitive skills...
Often used as a pediatric anesthesia, Ketamine can adversely affect the brains of children under 3, especially if it’s a long surgery or multiple surgeries. Specifically, it harms learning and memory, as well as behavior....
read moreKids learn two languages as easily as one
For adults, learning another language can require tons and tons of practice. But new research indicates that despite the complexity of learning two languages at once, children pick them up quite easily....
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