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New research published in journal e-life This provides evidence that babies begin processing the structure of music very early in life, but that developing the ability to physically adjust their bodies to the beat of the music takes much longer. The findings suggest that while infants’ brains can distinguish between organized songs and unorganized sounds, complex rhythmic movements emerge gradually. These insights help explain how human musicality transitions from passive listening to active physical activity during the first year of life. Musicality generally includes two main elements. The first is the sensory component, which involves the ability to perceive and…
The days of distant fathers are long gone. By some estimates, the average amount of time fathers spend caring for their children each day has quadrupled over the past 50 years. The way they think about raising children is also changing. Today, men are almost as likely as mothers to say that raising children is an important source of meaning and a central priority in their lives. Approximately 85% of fathers identify parenthood as one of the most important aspects of their identity. As a parenting researcher who focuses on fathers, I am pleased to see fathers so engaged with…
More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Each glass of treated lake water contains tiny pieces of plastic, or microplastics, made of toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other diseases. Also contaminated are fish that are a staple of Midwestern fish fries and fish boils and are an important part of the diets of indigenous tribes, certain immigrant populations, and communities of color. But this pollution is unregulated, and manufacturers are looking to dramatically increase the amount of plastic they produce in the United States. The Chicago Tribune…
This research was supported by funding from the National Institute on Aging.physical and mental abilities. But a new study from Yale University paints a much more optimistic picture. This study found that many older adults actually improve over time, and that their beliefs about aging may play an important role in those improvements.Based on more than a decade of data from a large, nationally representative study of older Americans, researchers found that nearly half of adults 65 and older experienced measurable improvements in cognitive function, physical function, or both.The findings suggest that improvement in later life is much more common…
Recent research published in journals dream It has been suggested that certain sleep patterns, such as the time it takes to fall asleep and the amount of interrupted sleep, can predict the likelihood that people with trauma symptoms will experience lucid dreams. These findings provide evidence that the physical characteristics of a person’s sleep cycle are closely related to consciousness during dreaming. This study provides a deeper understanding of how tracking indicators of physical rest can help treat trauma-related nightmares. Lucid dreaming is a unique state of consciousness in which the sleeper is aware that he or she is dreaming…
As the brain develops, newly formed neurons pass through dense tissue to their final destination in the cerebral cortex, where they become part of the brain’s communication network. This movement allows cells to pass through narrow gaps between fibers and adjacent cells. New research published in nature It revealed an unintended consequence of that process. Researchers at the Kyoto University Institute for Cellular and Integrated Sciences (WPI-iCeMS) and collaborating institutions have discovered that migrating neurons routinely experience significant DNA damage. Specifically, cells develop double-strand breaks. This is severe DNA damage that breaks both strands of the DNA double helix. Although…
When you read textbooks, watch wellness influencers, or listen to stories at the gym, it can sometimes feel as if the human body is already mapped to a state of fatigue. Every muscle is named and every nerve is tracked. Everything is understood and readily available. Most people recognize at least a few anatomical terms, such as “trap,” “butt,” and “biceps.” After centuries of dissection, microscopy, and medical imaging, it’s safe to assume that the research is complete. Does anatomy have to be perfect as a discipline? it’s not. Not even close. Ever since Andreas Vesalius published De Humani Corporis…
A comprehensive new study led by UNSW Sydney concludes that nicotine-based e-cigarettes are more likely to cause lung and oral cancer. Published in a magazine carcinogenicThe study assessed a wide range of international studies and brought together experts from multiple institutions including the University of Queensland, Flinders University, the University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Prince Charles Hospital and Sunshine Coast University Hospital. The research team included experts from multiple fields, including pharmacy, epidemiology, thoracic surgery, and public health. They sought to determine whether e-cigarettes themselves could contribute to the development of cancer by examining evidence from various scientific…
Certain cognitive skills, such as reading comprehension, math skills, and processing speed, are strongly influenced by genetics, even though they are separate from a person’s overall intelligence. A large-scale new meta-analysis reveals that specific cognitive abilities, like general intelligence, depend on inherited DNA. This distinction opens the door to future genetic profiles that will help guide personalized education. The study was published in the journal Intelligence. Historically, psychology and behavioral genetics have focused on general cognitive abilities, often referred to as general intelligence. This concept sits at the top of a widely used psychological framework called the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model of…