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Scientists discover how brains change with new skills
Research by Nathan Spreng and colleagues identifies a neural marker for the changes the brain undergoes during skill-training.
Three on faculty win Guggenheim fellowship
Gary Evans, awarded Guggenheim fellowship, will write a book on poverty and child development.
Preschoolers can discern good sources of information from bad
Research by Tamar Kushnir suggests that young children actively evaluate what people know and go to the “experts” for information they want.
Good night’s sleep linked to happiness
Happiness is generally good for sleeping, but when a person’s happiness varies a lot in reaction to daily ups and downs, sleep suffers, suggests new research by Anthony Ong.
Asian-Americans often feel racial ‘microaggressions’
Research by Anthony Ong and Anthony Burrow finds Asian-Americans experience considerable everyday prejudice and discrimination.
Wang honored for research on Asian families
Qi Wang received the 2013 Outstanding Contribution to Research on Asian/Asian Americans award from the Society for Research on Child Development in April.
Science in the courtroom
Individual variation in functional brain networks in fetuses and children
Adolescent Development Toolkit