Research & Articles

Brain's 'Traffic Directors': Neurons That Keep Us Focused on Tasks

Researchers have illuminated how our brain maintains focus amidst distractions.

What is Visual Memory?

Visual memory is a critical factor in reading and writing.

Why Every Kindergarten and First-Grade School Day Should Begin with Inquiry and Imaginative Play

We must have a mindset shift in this country. A shift from seeing schools as buildings that children attend to understand reading, writing, math, and social sciences to schools as part of our communit...

ADHD linked to oxygen deprivation before birth

Children who had in-utero exposure to ischemic-hypoxic conditions, situations during which the brain is deprived of oxygen, were significantly more likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity di...

The importance of keeping a beat: Researchers link ability to keep a beat to reading, language skills

An activity that requires coordination of hearing and movement is likely to rely on solid and accurate communication across brain regions.

Gastrointestinal issues and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are amongst the most common medical conditions that are comorbid with Autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

'All work, no independent play' cause of children's declining mental health

A new study suggests the rise in mental health disorders in children and teens is attributed to a decline over decades in opportunities for them to play, roam and engage in activities independent of d...

Rethinking hyperactivity in pediatric ADHD: Preliminary evidence for a re-conceptualization of hyperactivity/impulsivity from the perspective of informant perceptual processes

Rethinking hyperactivity in pediatric ADHD: Preliminary evidence for a re-conceptualization of hyperactivity/impulsivity from the perspective of informant perceptual processes

Sensory emotion regulation

Sensation and emotion are inextricably linked.

What is ADHD?

Some eye conditions are more common in people with ADHD, so the two may be connected in some way. At the moment, though, scientists are not sure where the link lies. Difficulty seeing can cause or wor...

Training sensory signal-to-noise resolution in children with ADHD in a global mental health setting

Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have impaired focus on goal-relevant signals and fail to suppress goal-irrelevant distractions.