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child development

UCI neuroscientist and professor of otolaryngology John Middlebrooks

An improved implant

UCI researchers have developed a breakthrough cochlear device that could enable hearing-impaired people to detect pitch

Grudges before gratitude

Retaliation comes naturally to children, while positive reciprocity must be learned, says UCI cognitive scientist

Adolescents’ view of family social standing correlates with mental health, life outcomes

Perception of high status is linked to easier transition to adulthood, UCI-led study finds

Jodi Quas gets NSF grant to improve protocols for interviewing young sex trafficking victims

Jodi Quas, UCI professor of psychological science, has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to improve protocols for law enforcement officers when questioning adolescent sex trafficking victims. She and Thomas D. Lyon, the Judge Edward J. and Ruey L. Guirado Chair in Law and Psychology at USC, will examine several hundred interview […]

UCI receives NSF grant to create and test interactive videos to foster children’s science learning

Conversational agent will be incorporated into a pilot study on a new PBS KIDS animated program

UCI child neurologist Dr. Tallie Z. Baram is awarded $15 million Conte Center grant

NIH funding supports continued research into early-life origins of mental disorders

Infants 10 to 16 months old prefer those who yield in conflicts, UCI study finds

Researchers note that, in contrast, slightly older subjects tend to like victors better

Building a better bot

An interdisciplinary UCI team is improving assistive robotic technology for homebound children, limited-mobility adults

If asked the right way, toddlers will choose broccoli over cake, UCI-led study finds

Young children tend to respond to questions of choice with option presented last

Negative experiences at dentist much more common for low-income, nonwhite children

Findings of UCI study suggest that providers, staff play role in oral healthcare use