An abstract of “Development of Perceptual Completion in Infancy” is available online from IngentaConnect. A new study suggests that very young infants build up their perceptual understanding of their ...

Infant language development encompasses a remarkable period in which the foundations for later language processing and comprehension are established. During this phase, infants exhibit a high degree ...

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 ...

Communicating with babies in infant-directed-speech is considered an essential prerequisite for successful language development of the little ones. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human ...

A new study published reports that social deficits in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) correlate with early structural and connectivity traits particularly in the visual ...

New research shows that brain changes in the size, white matter integrity and functional connectivity of the visual processing systems of six-month olds are evident well before they show symptoms of ...

UNC School of Medicine researchers used MRI to document crucial differences in the visual processing system in the brains of infants who went on to be diagnosed with autism. CHAPEL HILL, ...

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 ...

New York City has an annual tradition of holiday nostalgia rides on 1930s train cars every December. I happened to be in one of these trains recently, and I found myself a seat next to what might have ...

Prenatal and postnatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) both have negative effects on the mental development of infants, becoming significant from 30 months onwards, according to new ...

Protecting the health and safety of infants is a prerequisite for their optimal growth and development. Here are some ways that parents can ensure proper development of their infants The immunity ...