The child was playing at preschool and center time was just about to start. He could already picture playing in the kitchen and grabbing the big pot to do some cooking on the stove. As soon as the ...

(Reuters Health) - Children with autism may have a harder time reading emotions on people's faces than other kids, but they also misunderstand the feelings they see in a way that's pretty similar to ...

“While this study doesn’t have direct clinical impact, it supports previous observations that psychostimulants affect brain function in children with ADHD not only when they’re faced with cognitive ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - The folks at Baptist Health say observing facial expressions is a key component to early childhood development and learning and that's why teachers at all their centers are wearing ...

Two studies were conducted: (a) children's ability to produce cross-culturally universal facial expressions of emotion, and (b) the degree of physiological patterning in distinguishing among emotions.

Human beings are generally good at interpreting others’ emotions, even when they’re hidden or masked — a handy skill for succesful social interactions. For example, you’re in a meeting that is ...

When Shakespeare called sleep "nature's soft nurse," he was definitely onto something. Centuries later researchers have found that inadequate sleep in children affects their emotional functioning in ...

Diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children presents distinct challenges, especially for those with limited verbal communication or emotional self-awareness. A research team at the ...

A large study published in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience has found that children who were tested during the COVID-19 pandemic showed measurable differences in how their brains processed faces, ...

Children of highly critical parents show less attention to emotional facial expressions, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University at New York. "These findings suggest ...