Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders often aren't diagnosed until a child is a few years of age, when behavioral interventions and speech/occupational therapy become less effective. But new ...
From a scientific perspective, it may sound a bit too fanciful to call our eyes “windows to the soul.” But research suggests that looking into them can, quite literally, offer a peep into a person’s ...
New research suggests that two simple, quantifiable measures -- spontaneous fluctuations in pupil dilation or heart rate -- could enable earlier diagnosis of Rett syndrome and possibly other disorders ...
Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders often aren't diagnosed until a child is a few years of age, when behavioral interventions and speech/occupational therapy become less effective. But new ...
When people encounter new information that challenges their expectations, their pupils are likely to dilate. This physiological response is a sign that something is happening in the brain to help the ...
Researchers at the University of California (UC) San Diego School of Medicine say that with further developments measuring how quickly a person’s pupil dilates while they are taking cognitive tests ...
When an unexpected stimulus widens your pupils, the reflex is not simply a warning bell. According to a study published August 5 in Nature Human Behaviour, that momentary dilation is the observable ...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the quality of life of those affected by the disease. The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease negatively ...
New research digs into why people’s pupils dilate when they’re surprised. When people encounter new information that challenges their expectations, their pupils are likely to dilate. This ...