January 14, 2020
by Patricia Tomasi
A recent study examined whether extreme adversity early in life can have a long-lasting impact on brain development. Previous research shows that early childhood adversity is linked to a higher risk for a wide range of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric problems later in life. This study examined whether early adversity is also linked to changes in brain structure and whether these brain changes can partly explain why some individuals develop persisting neurodevelopmental problems, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), following adversity while others do not
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December 18, 2019
by Elizabeth Pratt
Students with a higher level of emotional intelligence perform better in school than their peers with lower emotional intelligence.
Research published in the Psychological Bulletin found that differences in the emotional intelligence of students is reflected in their results.
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