Several observational studies have suggested a possible link between children’s “screen time” in front of electronic media and the likelihood of developing attention deficit problems later in life.…
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Brain Imaging Reveals Indicator of Future Behavior Changes for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders
When children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it can be difficult to predict what that means for their future. Some will achieve high levels of independence in adulthood, but for…
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Three past recipients of NARSAD grant awards and their colleagues at Washington University, St. Louis have reported the first-ever structural brain biomarker to predict a small child’s risk of having…
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From The Quarterly, Fall 2014
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One in five adolescents has a mental illness that will persist into adulthood. Because mental health costs pose such a global economic burden, leaders in adolescent brain research have called for…
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