Tag: child development May 24, 2019 Metcalfe gift supports study of adversity’s effects on children’s brainsWork will aid effort to understand role of nature versus nurture.News Release July 18, 2018 Perfectionism in young children may indicate OCD riskStudy involving behavior, brain scans may help ID issues early in life.News Release September 20, 2017 Conference to focus on early brain development, social outcomesUniversitywide initiative explores intersection of neuroscience and societal issues.News Release April 25, 2016 Nurturing during preschool years boosts child’s brain growthMothers' support linked to robust growth of brain area involved in learning, memory, stress response.News Release January 15, 2016 Poverty linked to childhood depression, changes in brain connectivityConditions associated with poverty appear to interfere with how key brain regions connect and increase depression risk in children.News Release December 19, 2015 Depression in preschool changes the brain, study showsSource: Time Magazine December 16, 2015 Early childhood depression alters brain developmentFindings may help explain why those who are depressed have difficulty regulating their moods and emotions.News Release July 22, 2015 Poverty may hinder kids’ brain developmentSource: Health Day January 8, 2015 Childhood guilt, adult depression?Source: The Atlantic January 30, 2012 Love and the hippocampusResearch shows children whose parents nurture them early in life have enlarged brain regions linked to learning, memory and response to stress.Innovate Magazines, School of Medicine Posts navigation