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HSF: A New Way to Understand the Lifespan Dynamics of Hippocampal Subfields

Imagine the hippocampal subfields as different neighborhoods in your brain. These neighborhoods play a crucial role in forming and recalling memories. But studying them is like trying to find hidden treasures in a crowded city. The small size of these subfields and the lack of a standardized method for studying them make it challenging to […]

Published on June 15, 2023

Multiple pathways to developmental continuity in infant cognition

In their provocative opinion piece, Blumberg and Adolph (B&A) [1] argue that inferences regarding cognitive development in infancy that are based on young infants’ motor behaviors are misleading. They assert that the motor behaviors, including eye movements and looking-time measures traditionally used to characterize cognition between birth and 4 months, are mediated by subcortical mechanisms […]

Published on June 14, 2023