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The brains of children with autism are relatively inflexible at switching from rest to task performance, according to a new brain-imaging study.

18-month-old “Karla” was playing on the slide at the park in her neighborhood, her mother sitting on a nearby bench chatting with her friend. A loud screech was followed by a crash and the sound of car alarms going off. In a flash, Karla was swept …

In a rat study, researchers identified the specific brain area where fear transmission settles during early days of life, by showing how mothers transfer fears to babies via odors.

Some people handle stressful situations better than others, and it’s not all in their genes: Even identical twins show differences in how they respond to adversity. Researchers have identified an electrical pattern in the brains of genetically identica…

There’s some good news for parents of preterm babies — latest research shows that by the time they become teenagers, the brains of many preterm children can perform almost as well as those born at term.

Millenials are narcissistic, scientists are geeky, and men like sports – or so cultural stereotypes would have us believe.

People’s emotional reactions and desires in initial romantic encounters determine the fate of a potential relationship.

The latest flare-up in the Middle East catches children in the midst of their long-anticipated summer break.

People choosing between two or more equally positive outcomes experience paradoxical feelings of pleasure and anxiety, feelings associated with activity in different regions of the brain, according…

To share is human.And the means to share personal news – good and bad – have exploded over the last decade, particularly social media and texting.