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When Families Do Not Fit, nor Measure Up: Categorization and Evaluation of ‘Modern’ Families
David Kille of the University of Waterloo, Canada, is a 2013 RISE Research Award recipient. He presented his research on “When Families Do Not Fit, nor Measure Up: Categorization and Evaluation of ‘Modern’ Families” at
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How Can Identical Twins Turn Out So Different?
NPR: A study of genetically identical mice is providing some hints about humans. How can one identical twin be a wallflower while the other is the life of the party? The study of 40 young
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Shhh, The Kids Can Hear You Arguing (Even When They’re Asleep)
NPR: For years now, psychologists have been telling couples who yell at one another to stop for the sake of the kids. Such conflict in the home — even when no violence is involved —
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Le liti danneggiano i bimbi pure se dormono (Disputes harm children even if they sleep)
La Stampa: I litigi di mamma e papà danneggiano il benessere dei bambini. Questo si sapeva. Non tutti sanno che danneggiano anche i neonati, e la novità è che danneggiano i neonati anche quando dormono.
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Darby Saxbe
University of Southern California http://dornsife.usc.edu/nestlab What does your research focus on? I am fascinated by how social interconnections, particularly within families, shape our bodies and brains. For example, are spouses’ cortisol levels coordinated? How do
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Sounds of Arguing Affect Sleeping Babies’ Brains
LiveScience: Hearing the sounds of arguments affects how a baby’s brain processes emotional tones of a voice, a new study finds. The little ones’ brains lit up in response to angry tones, even while they
