A human baby arrives in the world in a strange state, eyes open, ears working, brain growing fast, yet unable to move through ...

Infants' helplessness demonstrates unique social implications for human development. In a new paper developmental psychology ...

Matching the sight and sound of speech — a face to a voice — in early infancy is an important foundation for later language development. This ability, known as intersensory processing, is an essential ...

A study of 1,585 pregnant women during the COVID-19 era reveals that prenatal risk as defined by a multitude of maternal ...

Electrical signals from the brain could help identify potential issues in the organ's development, a new study reports.

As any parent can attest, the first few years of a child's life are marked by many sleepless nights. However, the expectation that infants should sleep through the night by a certain age is widespread ...

Infant sleep patterns and emotional regulation are important for healthy development, but it is challenging to get real-time insights into infant behavior. Researchers at the University of Illinois ...

Electrical signals from the brain could help identify potential issues in the organ's development, a new study reports.

Vitamin B12 deficiency is common in populations with limited animal source foods and has been linked to delayed infant neurodevelopment and adverse pregnancy outcomes, the study said.