Children's early exposure to music can play a significant role in their cognitive and emotional development. From lullabies ...

Olivia was around 5 months old when her parents, Danielle and Brendan Collins, noticed she was making unusual movements. "She ...

The largest US study to date on teen cannabis uses shows that cannabis use during adolescence may hinder cognitive improvement over time.

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may affect baby development, according to new research from King’s College London ...

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Babies exposed to high amounts of air pollution in the womb show slower signs of development at 18 months than those exposed ...

April 29, 2026 expert reaction to a paper showing associations between prenatal air pollution exposure and altered neurodevelopmental outcomes in early childhood . A study publish ...

Researchers using fMRI scans have found that in young children, brain regions for language and for understanding others’ thoughts are distinct, mirroring adult brain organization. The study challenges ...

Researchers discover that language and Theory of Mind originate in separate brain regions in children, challenging theories of overlapping cognitive development.

A new study is the first to show that two of our most sophisticated cognitive functions, using and understanding language and being able to sense how other people feel, have distinct origins in the ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder now affects approximately 1 in 31 children in the United States, according to the CDC’s 2025 ADDM ...

Objective: To perform a longitudinal investigation of risk factors in premature infants’ cognitive, motor, and language development. Methods: Thirty-three preterm infants were assessed at 4, 8, and 12 ...