A Singapore study tracking 328 mother-child pairs has found two distinct pathways linking maternal mental health to child ...

Infant object individuation refers to the emerging capacity of young children to distinguish one physical object from another, a foundational element in early cognitive development. From their first ...

A longitudinal study in the Netherlands found that infants who displayed greater curiosity at 8 months of age tended to have higher IQ scores at 3.5 years of age. However, this association was present ...

Watching a baby babble, play and interact with others can provide useful insight into what their cognitive ability might be like decades later, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research ...

Infant motor development is a multifaceted process that encompasses the maturation of neuromuscular systems, sensory integration and experiential learning. As infants acquire motor skills such as ...

The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution exposure during pregnancy on child cognition. A new study led by the Barcelona ...

A new study has found that children born extremely premature to women who are overweight or obese before the pregnancy are at an increased risk for low scores on tests of intelligence and cognitive ...

Early-onset neonatal infection is linked to higher risks for intellectual disability and special educational needs during childhood, with meningitis carrying a higher risk than sepsis.

Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development has been a central framework for understanding how children grow and learn. His model describes development through four sequential stages: sensorimotor, ...