For children, retribution comes before gratitude, study suggests
Peter Blake, a Boston University associate professor of psychological and brain sciences and director of BU’s Social Development and Learning […]
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Round numbers can be powerful marketing tools, increasing people’s sense of accomplishment as they work towards goals in areas like […] Children born as little as three weeks premature, who consequently fall into an earlier school year are more likely to […] Babies whose mothers underwent surgery before pregnancy have an increased risk of opioid withdrawal symptoms at birth, according to a […] A shortage of high school physics teachers has led to teachers with little-to-no physics training taking over physics classrooms, causing […] Infants as young as five months can differentiate laughter between friends and that between strangers, finds a new study by […] The field of adolescent psychology is increasingly focused on parents, with researchers asking how mothers and fathers control themselves (and […] A five-minute delay in the clamping of healthy infants’ umbilical cords results in increased iron stores and brain myelin in […] When some dogs hear their owners say “squirrel,” they perk up, become agitated. They may even run to a window […] A new study by researchers from the University of California, Riverside, and the Rotterdam School of Management finds that fear […]
Customers feel more accomplished when progress tracked in round numbers
Early education setback for summer premature births
Surgery before pregnancy linked to higher risk of opioid withdrawal in babies: Use of opioids to control post-op pain can lead to dependency
Helping physics teachers who don’t know physics: Study finds training gives boost to teachers — and their students
For infants, distinguishing between friends and strangers is a laughing matter: Study shows five-month-olds can make judgments about relationships through co-laughter
Keep calm and don’t carry on when parenting teens: Researchers look at how mothers and fathers control themselves (and their rising anger) in difficult interactions with their teenagers
Benefits of delayed cord clamping in healthy babies
Scientists chase mystery of how dogs process words: New study focuses on the brain mechanisms dogs use to differentiate between words
Disruption makes startup investors balance caution against fear of missing out
