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A Child’s Focus: Breakthroughs in Early Autism Detection in Infants
Led by Professor Katarzyna Chawarska, a team of scientists at the Yale School of Medicine have detected deficits in social attention in infants as young as six months — the earliest detection age for
Read More »A Lifetime of Learning: APS Honors Yale Psychologists
Yale Psychology Professors Allan Wagner and Susan Holen-Noeksema were given lifetime achievement awards from the APS. The former was recognized for his research on the mechanisms of associative learning, the latter for her work
Read More »For Children, Gender Differences in Emotional Expression Depend on Who’s Watching
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Tara Chaplin finds that whether or not children exhibit emotional responses in line with gender stereotypes depends on context.
Read More »Public Policy Aids in Curtailing Dangerous Habits
Dr. Sherry McKee investigates the link between smoking bans and alcohol abuse
Read More »Sizing Up Autism: The Correlation Between Autism and Abnormal Growth
The recent Autism Phenome Project has identified a correlation between autism and overgrowth, but the genetic connection remains unclear
Read More »Laughter across the Animal Kingdom, from Rats to Humans
Professor Jaak Panksepp tickles rats to find out how they laugh, and how their laughter is similar and different to human laughter
Read More »Wolves and Wolfpacks: The Chase is On
Psychology Brian Scholl has developed new methods to quantitatively study how humans perceive even simple objects as animate, focusing on the detection of chasing behavior
Read More »The Aha! Moment: A Scientist’s Take on Creativity
In "The Aha! Moment," David Jones describes his theory of creativity, focusing on the role of a structure that he calls the "Random Ideas-Generator" and providing examples from his own career
Read More »New Definition of Autism: From Flexible to Few
The American Psychiatric Association is proposing changes in the definition of autism that would reduce the number of diagnoses, especially among high-functioning individuals
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