Past research has focused on infants’ visual preference for the mother’s face, however it is still unknown how these responses change over time and what factors associate with such changes. A ...

In the U.S., Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) occurs in ~7.5% of individuals during pregnancy and ~6.5% of individuals during early postpartum [1]. Without treatment, they have an elevated risk for ...

November 1, 2006 (San Diego) — The best way to address infantile anorexia and restore normal growth is by helping the parents reduce stress and control issues around mealtimes, according to ...

Efforts to detect autism spectrum disorder before the age of two mostly rely on parental reports, as opposed to infant behavior. Measuring infant behavior, however, directly provides vital information ...

Infant facial preference and early sensitive parenting may predict development of callous, unemotional traits, which in turn might indicate a tendency toward antisocial behavior, new research suggests ...

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, researchers assessed the impact of infant-directed singing on the social visual behavior of the infant. When ...

Paige Thompson, a first year PhD student working with Dr. Laura Claxton in the Purdue Motor Development Lab, presented her work on bimanual motor interactions in infancy at the North American Society ...

Human infants have limited motor capabilities, which prevents them from accessing and exploring all parts of their surrounding environment, and also makes them difficult research participants to study ...

Researchers have developed BabyBot, a groundbreaking soft robotic infant designed to mimic early feeding behaviors and oral motor development. Engineered with a sensorized mouth, soft robotic tongue, ...

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