CNS 2014 Blog Every time I hear “Let My Love Open the Door to Your Heart” by Pete Townshend, I am instantly transported to my sister’s wedding – and it’s not just the memory of the song: I remember little details that I would otherwise never think about again, such […]
CNS 2014 Press Release Boston – April 8, 2014 – Babies and young children make giant developmental leaps all of the time. Sometimes, it seems, even overnight they figure out how to recognize certain shapes or what the word “no” means no matter who says it. It turns out that […]
CNS 2014 Blog You see a man in a tight-fitting scuba diving outfit approach the water and slip and fall – pretty funny stuff, right? New research tested this bit on children to see how their brains respond to humor. While the children found it funny, kids who rated themselves […]
CNS 2014 Blog: Keynote Address by Suzanne Corkin Let’s test your memory: What did you eat for dinner last night? That’s an easy answer. How about what’s the capital of Paris? For most, that’s easy as well. How about this one: How do the pedals work on a bike? That […]
CNS 2014 Blog: Q&A with Christopher Chatham It’s happens to all of us: times when we simply cannot stop ourselves mid-action, whether running a yellow (or red) light, making an inappropriate comment, or reaching for our buzzing phone during dinner. Most of the time, adults can overcome these impulses. Children, […]
Q&A with Christopher Frith We all want to be treated fairly but some of us care more about fairness than others. How you choose to split money with another person in a game says a lot about your view of fairness, researchers have found. New work reveals how differences in […]