The Waisman Early Childhood Program has received notice that its application for accreditation has been approved by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The accreditation process was carried out over the past …
Month: February 2004
Waisman Center Researchers Awarded $10.7 Million Grant for Brain Imaging Research on Emotion
Even though we all experience similar emotions, we respond to them in different ways.
How do mothers process emotion about their own babies?
When a new mom gazes at her baby, it’s not just her mood that lights up – it’s also a brain region associated with emotion processing, according to a new UW-Madison study.
DHEA Boosts Growth Rate Of Human Neural Stem Cells
Human neural stem cells, exposed in a lab dish to the steroid DHEA, exhibit a remarkable uptick in growth rates, suggesting that the hormone may play a role in helping the brain produce new cells.
Saffran receives prestigious psychology award
How babies learn language is a question Jenny Saffran has spent the early part of her research career investigating.