Scientists studying human development are working to improve equipment to learn how babies' brains develop. A team at ...

The first few days of a baby’s life are a marvel. Their eyes gradually open to light, their ears begin to recognise familiar voices, and their tiny hands begin to explore the world around them. What ...

Babies as young as two months old are able to categorize distinct objects in their brains—much earlier than previously thought—according to new research from neuroscientists at Trinity College Dublin.

My almost two-year-old’s current musical obsessions are 1) singing and doing the hand motions for “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” and 2) dancing to the song “She’s a Lady” by Tom Jones. Due to these ...

Babies are like little detectives, constantly piecing together clues about the world around them. If you’ve ever noticed your baby staring at you while you talk, it’s because they’re picking up on ...

AND THEY SAY YOU CAN HELP AS WELL. STILL IN DIAPERS WITH A MIND OF HIS OWN. WE’LL GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO WARM UP. HE’S THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS STUDY, BUT CLEARLY, THAT DOESN’T MATTER TO HIM. TAKE ...

After a year of isolation and quarantine, plenty of parents are justifiably worried about their older children or teens "falling behind” in school, but what about parents of babies and toddlers who ...

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WASHINGTON - Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. New research suggests they're lip-readers, too. It happens during that magical stage when a baby's babbling gradually changes from ...