the claim of consistent hemispheric specialisations across classes of chordates is
undermined by the absence of population-based directional asymmetry of paw/hand use in …

Editor's Note: This article is a departure from our usual review in that it discusses new
frontiers in the correlation of brain, mind, and emotions in developing children as well as …

Creating a healthy, social classroom environment. This book explains how the brain, as a
social organism, learns best throughout the lifespan, from our early schooling through late …

Deficits in social interaction are important early markers for autism and related
neurodevelopmental disorders with strong genetic components. Standardized behavioral …

Mouse models of social dysfunction, designed to investigate the complex genetics of social
behaviors, require an objective methodology for scoring social interactions relevant to …

The development of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) response to stress is
influenced by the early mother–infant relationship. In rats, early handling (brief daily mother …

Although cannabis belongs to the most widely used drugs among adolescents, little is
known about its acute and lasting neurobehavioral effects during critical developmental …

Studies conducted in the past two years have yielded several new insights about
neuroendocrine regulation of social recognition. The social recognition deficits seen in …

Genetic and environmental factors control morphological and functional differences between
the two sides of the nervous system. Neural asymmetries are proposed to have important …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of neonatal excitotoxic lesions of
the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) on social play, social behavior unrelated to play, and …