A longitudinal study in the Netherlands found that infants who displayed greater curiosity at 8 months of age tended to have higher IQ scores at 3.5 years of age. However, this association was present ...

A new research lab, sponsored by Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, will soon open to help scientists learn more about cognition, language, and perception ...

A.I. expert Sheldon Fernandez analyzes how generative tools are shaping young, formative minds, arguing that the real risk is not exposure to new technology, but the premature outsourcing of ...

Using machine learning, 64 out of 90 traits, neonatal conditions and exposures were ruled out as they were not associated with the child's future development. By analyzing the remaining 26 risk ...

(HealthDay News) – For very low birth weight (VLBW) babies, there is good stability of cognitive development over time, with a strong correlation between assessments at 2 years of corrected age and at ...

Infant object individuation refers to the emerging capacity of young children to distinguish one physical object from another, a foundational element in early cognitive development. From their first ...

Are you concerned about how much your child naps? Or maybe they don't nap enough? A study from the U.K.'s University of East Anglia shows that children's sleep needs are closely linked to their ...

Your gut is home to an ecological community that harbors over 100 trillion microorganisms. Both “good” and potentially harmful microbes begin residing within human intestines shortly after birth to ...