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Research links premature birth to withdrawn personality
New research indicates that adults born very premature are more likely to be socially withdrawn and display signs of autism.
Self-awareness not unique to mankind
Humans are unlikely to be the only animal capable of self-awareness, a new study has shown.
Early adulthood depression linked to bullying
Bullying in teenage years is strongly associated with depression later on in life, suggests new research.
New research shows parental behaviour not affected by stress and anxiety of premature birth
The stress and worry of giving birth prematurely does not adversely affect a mother’s parenting behaviour, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.
Children who are bullied suffer worse long-term mental health problems than those who are maltreated
Bullying adversely affects children in later life more than being maltreated, according to new research from the University of Warwick.
Brain activity shows infants are hardwired to link images and sounds as they learn to speak
New research examining electrical brain activity in infants suggests that we are biologically predisposed to link images and sounds to create language.
In a paper published in the journal Cortex, an international team of researchers in the UK and in Japan, including those at the University of Warwick, examined the electrical activities of the brain in 11 month-olds at the initial stages of word learning.