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Delaying children’s school entry linked to poor academic performance
Delaying school entry could cause poorer academic performance, according to new research from the University of Warwick and funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
Primed memories tempt people into gambling more
People are more likely to gamble after having their memories primed, an international team of researchers has found.
When reminded, or primed, of past winning outcomes as part of a controlled test, people were over 15% more likely to gamble and select the risky option. Surprisingly, being reminded of past losing outcomes did not change their gambling behaviour.
‘Hidden problem’ of sibling bullying linked with later mental health disorders
A new study has found that children who revealed they had been bullied by their brothers or sisters several times a week or more during early adolescence were twice as likely to report being clinically depressed as young adults.
Mechanical ventilation a key indicator for Pre-Term Children’s maths problems
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK and the Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany, and just published in the Journal Early Human Development, has found that both the length of time spent in hospital after birth and the use of mechanical ventilation are key indicators of reduced mathematical ability in preterm children.
Gamblers are greedy bird-brains
Gamblers show the same tendencies as pigeons when they make risky decisions, new research has shown.
Gestures research suggests language instinct in young children
Young children instinctively use a ‘language-like’ structure to communicate through gestures.
Research led by the University of Warwick suggests when young children are asked to use gestures to communicate, their gestures segment information and reorganise it into language-like sequences. This suggests that children are not just learning language from older generations, their preference for communication has shaped how languages look today.