Kids across the country are competing at higher and higher levels in sports, in and out of school. Being a part of a team is great for learning socializing skills and physical activity is good for the body, but are sports emotionally healthy for kids? For many kids the adolescent and teenage years are physiologically…
Read MoreProsopagnosia (Face Blindness)
Most of us recognize people we know by looking at their faces. It seems to be an automatic inherent brain function. But what if you couldn’t delineate between people based on their faces? There are some people who simply cannot distinguish between faces even those of loved ones such as a husband, wife, son or…
Read MoreFacial Expressions in Dharun Ravi Verdict
Many of you have likely heard the story of former Rutger’s student Dharun Ravi. Ravi, 20, was recently found guilty of a hate crime today for using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, Tyler Clementi. Clementi’s case gained national attention when he committed suicide shortly after the spying by jumping off the George Washington…
Read MoreChildren with Sleep Disordered Breathing Prone to Emotional Problems?
A new study conducted by researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, suggests that young children who have Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) are more likely to develop behavioral problems including hyperactivity and aggressiveness. PsyhCentral reports that this study is the largest of its kind and found that the disorder peaks in children…
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