Dispelling The Mainstream Narrative
(Science Daily) Light-sensitive cells active in the retina even before the fetus can distinguish images may play a larger role in the developing eye and brain than previously thought.
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(David Neild) The amount of close and comforting contact that young infants get doesn’t just keep them warm, snug, and loved.
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(Science Alert) A new study in rats shows the extent of brain damage in newborn rodents from even short-term abuse by their mother.
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(Science Daily) Babies seek to understand the world around them and learn many new things every day. Unexpected events — for example when a ball falls through a table — provide researchers with the unique opportunity to understand infants’ learning processes. What happens in their brains as they learn and integrate new information?
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(Science Daily) Some people suffering from severe mental illness, particularly schizophrenia, hear “voices,” known as auditory hallucinations. This symptom, which afflicts more than 80% of patients, is among the most prevalent and distressing symptoms of schizophrenia.
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