Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's brain develops, with effects that last well beyond childhood. But families ...

1 Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy 2 Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, University of Trento, Trento, Italy Since there is evidence that ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ...

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 June 2025 – In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant ...

Objectives: mapping evidences on risk and protective factors associated with early childhood development in Brazilian children. Methods: a scoping review was conducted. The databases used were: PubMed ...

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If you’ve been to Georgetown, you may have noticed the industrial buildings, or the charming strip of businesses along Airport Way South; but what you likely didn’t see were many homes or apartments.

Proprioception refers to the awareness of the position and movements of one’s body. Proprioception plays a critical role in motor planning and execution – it allows us to walk without consciously ...

Abstract: Socially guided visual attention, such as gaze following and joint attention, represents the building block of higher-level social cognition in primates, although their neurodevelopmental ...

A new study has unveiled fascinating insights into the development of the infant gut microbiota and its profound implications for long-term health. This extensive study, involving nearly 1,000 infants ...

From the moment we’re born, our brains are primed to interact with the world around us, especially with our primary caregivers. Infants are wired for connection, seeking out facial expressions, vocal ...