Social skills help toddlers outstrip apes in intelligence tests
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Science & environment: In the battle of wits, human toddlers are walking tall while their hairy ancestors are still dragging their knuckles.
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The way children learn may determine the building blocks of language, suggests a study of deaf Nicaraguan children. Ann Senghas of New York&#39;s Columbia University, US, and colleagues studied three generations
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Music lessons can improve memory and learning ability in young children, research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Firstborns frequently score higher on IQ and achievement tests than their younger siblings, but a new report suggests that how siblings are raised, not their birth order, is what matters when it comes to brain power.
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A University of Chicago study sheds light on why intelligence in humans evolved more rapidly than in other animals. &#39;Humans evolved their cognitive abilities not due to a few accidental mutations, but rather
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Children whose mothers get  enough omega-3 fatty acid during pregnancy may have sharper  problem-solving skills in infancy, a small study suggests.
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Technological skills, like maneuvering a mouse, are becoming part of a childâs developmental milestones.
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A new scientific study claims that genes controlling the size and complexity of the brain have evolved more rapidly in humans than they have in any other species - including apes.
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NEW YORK  - Children who were exposed to cocaine in the womb show poorer-than-average language skills during their early years and do not catch up, new research suggests.
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Chimpanzees display a similar sense of fairness to humans, one which is shaped by social relationships, experts claim.
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Young children get by with the help of their friends, and some of the most helpful may be imaginary, suggests a new study that challenges the traditional view that well-adjusted kids give up pretend pals after preschool.
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Technological skills, like maneuvering a mouse, are becoming part of childâs developmental milestones.
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While crows have a reputation for being clever birds, research now suggests they could be as intelligent as great apes.
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OSAKA, Japan - A group of scientists in Japan have developed a robot that acts like a toddler to better understand child development.
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New research provides more evidence that chimpanzee brains are human-like in terms of the links between brain asymmetry, language and right- or left-handedness.
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NEW YORK, June 3 -- The ordinary observer might assume that the thoughts of Rainen Solomon, a burbling 17-month-old in powder-blue shorts, hew to basics, like "hungry" and " very hungry." Derek Ogilvie, a.k.a. the Baby Mind Reader, is picking up more complicated signals.
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Newborn babies prefer to look at attractive faces, says a UK researcher, suggesting that face recognition is hardwired at birth, rather than learned.