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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Human Brain Grew as a Result of the Extinction of Large Animals

March 1, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: brain development

Study reveals the extinction of larger animals led to an increase in the volume of the human brain, and ultimately the development of language in early humans.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Risk of ADHD May Be Lower if Children Grow up in Green Environments

March 1, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: Aarhus University

Children who grew up in residential areas surrounded by green space were less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than those who were raised in areas without access to nature.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Picture Books Can Boost Physical Activity for Youth With Autism

February 28, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: ASD

A new picture book with step-by-step instructions on how to do basic exercises like jumping jacks, helps increase levels of physical activity in young people with ASD.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Capturing the Choreography of a Developing Brain

February 24, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: AI

Combining microscopy with artificial intelligence, researchers were able to visualize the complex architecture of interconnected neurons in live C. elegans.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Inconsistent Sleep Times Linked to Higher BMI Percentile in Toddlers

February 22, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: BMI

Young children with inconsistent sleep times at night have, on average, a higher body mass index than those who sleep at regular times.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ‘Mini Brain’ Organoids Grown in Lab Mature Much Like Infant Brains

February 22, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: brain development

Brain organoids, or mini-brains, created from human stem cells appear to develop in much the same way as a human brain. The organoids follow an internal clock that guides their maturation in sync with the timeline for human brain development.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Boys Who Play Video Games Have Lower Depression Risk

February 19, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: brain development

Eleven-year-old boys who play video games often are less likely to develop symptoms of depression three years later than their peers who don’t.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Links Found Between Fetal Head Growth and Autism Spectrum Disorder

February 19, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: ASD

Measuring fetal head growth during pregnancy could help doctors identify which children are at risk of ASD. Researchers found fetuses with narrower heads during mid-gestation are more likely to be diagnosed with autism during childhood. The head develo…

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Early Behavioral Problems Predict Adolescent Mental Health Difficulties

February 19, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: ADHD

Children who experience behavioral problems, such as hyperactivity and anxiety, are more likely to develop mental health problems and emotional difficulties as teens, a new study reports.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Preschoolers With Higher Cardiorespiratory Fitness Do Better on Cognitive Tests

February 18, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: brain development

Children aged 4-6 who had better cardiorespiratory fitness than their peers performed better on cognitive tests and in other tests of brain function.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: High-Risk Gene for Neurodevelopmental Disorders Linked to Sleep Problems

February 17, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: ASD

A genetic mutation linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders was associated with marked sleep disorders in fruit fly models. The findings add to the evidence that sleep disruptions are linked to early neurodevelopmental processes.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Kids With Mental Health Problems Become Less Healthy Adults

February 17, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: Aging

Middle-aged people who experienced mental health problems during youth aged at a faster pace, showed greater declines in sensory, motor, and cognitive functions, and were rated as looking older than their peers.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Biodegradable Microcapsules Deliver Nerve Growth Factor to Guide Neuronal Development

February 16, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: brain development

A newly developed biodegradable microcapsule that delivers nerve growth factor guides the development of hippocampal neurons in in-vitro experiments.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Lower Testosterone During Puberty Increases the Brain’s Sensitivity to It in Adulthood

February 15, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: brain development

Lower levels of testosterone during puberty increases the brain’s sensitivity to faces and expressions during adulthood.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sounds Influence the Developing Brain Earlier Than Previously Thought

February 12, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: auditory cortex

Mouse study reveals sound appears to alter connectivity in auditory processing areas earlier in development than previously thought; even before the ear canal opens.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How a Single Gene Alteration May Have Separated Modern Humans From Predecessors

February 11, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: brain development

By altering the NOVA1 gene, researchers were able to “Neanderthal-izes” a brain organoid model. Study reveals there is only a one gene difference between the modern human brain and that of our extinct ancestors.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Diabetes Complications in Young Children Target the Brain

February 10, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: brain development

Verbal IQ, overall IQ, and brain volume are lower in children with type 1 diabetes than in their peers without the disorder. Researchers believe the cognitive and brain development differences are associated with hyperglycemia.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mean or Nice? These Traits Could Make or Break a Child’s Friendships

February 9, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: behavioral neuroscience

One child’s behavioral traits drive another child’s friendship experience over time. Children with mean friends report an increase in friendship negativity over time, while those with nice friends report a decline in negative relationship emotions.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Nitrate in Maternal Drinking Water May Impair Fetal Growth

February 9, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: brain development

Pregnant women exposed to nitrates through household drinking water had, on average, babies that weighed ten grams less than women with no exposure to nitrates in drinking water. High levels of nitrate in tap water can cause infant methemoglobinemia, a…

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Traumatic Stress in Childhood Can Lead to Brain Changes in Adulthood

February 9, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News Category: amygdala

Experiencing trauma or extreme stress during childhood can lead to structural changes in the hippocampus and amygdala that can be seen decades later.

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