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A Child’s Focus: Breakthroughs in Early Autism Detection in Infants

A Child’s Focus: Breakthroughs in Early Autism Detection in Infants

Naaman Mehta May 11, 2013 0

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

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A Lifetime of Learning: APS Honors Yale Psychologists

A Lifetime of Learning: APS Honors Yale Psychologists

Cristal Suarez May 11, 2013 0

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

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For Children, Gender Differences in Emotional Expression Depend on Who’s Watching

For Children, Gender Differences in Emotional Expression Depend on Who’s Watching

Grace Phillips March 31, 2013 0

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Tara Chaplin finds that whether or not children exhibit emotional responses in line with gender stereotypes depends on context.

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Public Policy Aids in Curtailing Dangerous Habits

Public Policy Aids in Curtailing Dangerous Habits

Samuel Nemiroff February 2, 2013 0

Dr. Sherry McKee investigates the link between smoking bans and alcohol abuse

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Sizing Up Autism: The Correlation Between Autism and Abnormal Growth

Sizing Up Autism: The Correlation Between Autism and Abnormal Growth

Jessica Schmerler November 10, 2012 0

The recent Autism Phenome Project has identified a correlation between autism and overgrowth, but the genetic connection remains unclear

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Laughter across the Animal Kingdom, from Rats to Humans

Laughter across the Animal Kingdom, from Rats to Humans

Stella Cao November 4, 2012 0

Professor Jaak Panksepp tickles rats to find out how they laugh, and how their laughter is similar and different to human laughter

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Wolves and Wolfpacks: The Chase is On

Wolves and Wolfpacks: The Chase is On

Jonathan Liang May 10, 2012 0

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

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The Aha! Moment: A Scientist’s Take on Creativity

The Aha! Moment: A Scientist’s Take on Creativity

Renee Wu April 22, 2012 0

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

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New Definition of Autism: From Flexible to Few

New Definition of Autism: From Flexible to Few

Selen Uman April 14, 2012 0

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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Howmanywordsisthis

Howmanywordsisthis

Nancy Huynh March 18, 2012 0

How children learn word boundaries

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