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Use of Digital Devices May Affect Children’s Language Development

Screen time spent alone may hinder children’s language development.

Online Microaggressions Strongly Impact Disabled Users

In person, people with disabilities often experience microaggressions – comments or subtle insults based on stereotypes.

Researchers Reveal Why Shingles Can Cause Strokes

Those who have had shingles have higher risk of stroke, researchers find possible answer

Early Intervention Effective in Treating Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Study using transgenic mice finds age and brain development important in treating autism, anxiety disorders

Study Provides Insight into Vagus Nerve’s Link to Brain

CU Anschutz researchers' discovery could lead to treatments that improve cognition

Huge Unveiling of Schizophrenia Brain Cells Show New Treatment Targets

A single cell can tell a powerful story on how to understand and treat a disease.

Study Links Omega-3s to Improved Brain Structure, Cognition at Midlife

Holy mackerel! Could eating salmon, cod, tuna, herring or sardines keep our brains healthy and our thinking agile in middle age? New research makes this connection.

London, U.S. scientists suggest cognition far more than neuron processing in the brain

What if cognition--thinking--is not simply a function of neurons interacting in the brain, but a process involving the entire human organism?

How the Brain Develops: a New Way to Shed Light on Cognition

A new study introduces a new neurocomputational model of the human brain that could shed light on how the brain develops complex cognitive abilities and advance neural artificial intelligence research.

Major New Study Shows 'Concerning' Levels of Physical and Mental Health Problems Among Farmers and Agricultural Workers

A major new study shows “concerning” levels of physical and mental health problems among farmers and agricultural workers.

International team's population study discovers 27 new proteins associated with Alzheimer’s

Researchers in the U.S., United Kingdom and Australia have found 27 additional proteins that may help identify individuals who are at risk for Alzheimer’s in middle age or earlier.

Excessive Brain Fluid Can Lead to Risky Surgery. New Research Seeks to Change That

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered that fluid does not necessarily enter the brain the way one thought.

Brain Development of the Preterm Baby Is Improved by Supporting Emotional Connection with the Parent

Supporting emotional connection between a premature baby and parent during the intensive care unit treatment effectively improves the baby’s brain development. The effects are clearly visible in the baby's brain network function and later neurocognitive development.

How the Brain Develops: a New Way to Shed Light on Cognition

Researchers at Mila and IVADO introduce a new neurocomputational model of the human brain that could bridge the gap in understanding AI and the biological mechanisms underlying mental disorders.

Starting Kindergarten: Normal Stress for the Vast Majority of Children

Measures of morning salivary cortisol show that children experience stress when starting kindergarten. It’s normal.

How the Brain Focuses on What’s in Mind

When holding information in mind, neural activity is more focused when and where there are bursts of gamma frequency rhythms.

Brain Activity During Sleep Differs in Young People with Genetic Risk of Psychiatric Disorders

Young people living with a genetic alteration that increases the risk of psychiatric disorders have markedly different brain activity during sleep, a study led by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Cardiff published in the journal eLife shows.

Mapping the Brain

Using advanced neuroimaging, UBC scientists are changing how we understand and treat mental health disorders.