R sounds are rough, and L sounds are smooth, according to cross-cultural study

November 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

People around the world associate a trilled R sound with a rough texture and a jagged shape, and an L sound with smooth texture and a flat shape, according to

War impacts the function of children’s DNA and slows development

November 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Children living in war-torn countries not only suffer from poor mental health outcomes, but war may cause adverse biological changes at the DNA level, which could have lifelong health impacts,

Preterm birth associated with increased mortality risk into adulthood

November 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

According to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, being born preterm is associated with an

AI needs to work on its conversation game

November 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

When you have a conversation today, notice the natural points when the exchange leaves open the opportunity for the other person to chime in. If their timing is off, they

Ouch! Commonalties found in pain vocalizations and interjections across cultures

November 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

There are an estimated 7,000 languages spoken worldwide, each offering unique ways to express human emotion. But do certain emotions show regularities in their vocal expression across languages? In JASA,

Brain-based visual impairment in children

November 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Experts convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified five elements of a brain-based condition that has emerged as a leading cause of vision impairment starting in childhood

How children learned for 99% of human history

November 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Unlike kids in the United States, hunter-gatherer children in the Congo Basin have often learned how to hunt, identify edible plants and care for babies by the tender age of

Psychotic-like experiences in adolescents linked to depression and self-destructive behavior

November 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Psychotic-like experiences resemble symptoms of psychosis, but are milder, less frequent and much more common than psychotic disorders. While these symptoms do not constitute a disorder diagnosed as psychosis, they

Changing the definition of cerebral palsy

November 20, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

In the United States, there are currently more adults living with cerebral palsy than children. Despite this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still label cerebral palsy as “the

National Poll: Some parents need support managing children’s anger

November 19, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Many parents are all too familiar with angry outbursts from their children, from sibling squabbles to protests over screen time limits. But some parents may find it challenging to help