Cognitive Development

Latest research

1. Childhood post-adoption experiences and the long-term trajectories of deprivation-specific neurodevelopmental problems: a longitudinal study of the English and Romanian adoptee cohort

   • Maria Rodriguez-Perez
   • Mark Kennedy
   • Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke

   in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

   Article Open access 27 February 2026

2. Go Go Gadget GoBot: Leaning into the Novelty Effect for Reengagement with Modular Robotic Hardware

   • Ameer Helmi
   • Rafael Morales Mayoral
   • Naomi T. Fitter

   in International Journal of Social Robotics

   Article 26 February 2026

   

3. The role of executive functions in early Spanish writing development in 5-year-olds

   • D. González
   • R. Villarroel
   • J. Balade

   in Reading and Writing

   Article Open access 26 February 2026

   

4. The Relation Between Patterning Skills and Children’s Mathematical Achievement: A Meta-Analysis

   • Yu Zhang
   • Boby Ho-Hong Ching
   • Manling Huang

   in Educational Psychology Review

   Article 25 February 2026

   

5. Associations between white matter micro- and macro-structure and attention in 6-7-year-old children with low to moderate prenatal alcohol exposure

   • Philippa Pyman
   • Claire E. Kelly
   • Peter J. Anderson

   in Brain Imaging and Behavior

   Article Open access 25 February 2026

   

6. Assessment of primitive reflexes in children with learning disability

   • Amani Shalaby
   • nagwa Hazzaa
   • Fathy Naeem

   in The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

   Article Open access 25 February 2026

   

7. Computerized cognitive training on touchscreen for elderly: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

   • Maxime Macé
   • Tassadit Amghar
   • Frédérique Robin

   in GeroScience

   Article 24 February 2026

   

8. Age-related differences in brain activity despite matched cognitive performance: A moderated-mediation analysis

   • Jason Steffener
   • Meghan Lau
   • Dylan Franklin

   in Brain Imaging and Behavior

   Article 24 February 2026

   

9. Global remapping of the sensory homunculus emerges early in childhood development

   • Raffaele Tucciarelli
   • Laura Bird
   • Tamar R. Makin

   in Nature Communications

   Article Open access 24 February 2026

   

10. Family Factors Associated with Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms: Longitudinal Findings from the ABCD Study

    • Kobe L. Huynh
    • Ryan J. Zamora
    • Alessandro S. De Nadai

    in Child Psychiatry & Human Development

    Article Open access 23 February 2026

11. Visual-spatial working memory in ADHD: new evidence for a storage rather than a processing deficit

    • A. Coclici
    • D. Canu
    • Christoph Klein

    in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

    Article Open access 23 February 2026

    

12. The brain determinants of cognitive dysfunction in adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome and obesity

    • Olga N. Berdina
    • Irina M. Madaeva
    • Liubov V. Rychkova

    in The European Physical Journal Special Topics

    Article 23 February 2026

    

13. Multidimensional cognitive reserve and cognitive outcomes in glioblastoma: a pre- and postoperative analysis

    • Sophie Rauch
    • Yizhou Wan
    • Stephen J. Price

    in Journal of Neuro-Oncology

    Article Open access 21 February 2026

    

14. Post-pandemic Transition from Home to Preschool and its Impact on Pragmatic Language Skills: Teachers’ and Guidance Counselors’ Perspectives

    • Dilber Kaçar Kütükçü
    • Fatma Ezgi Acar
    • SecdeGül Küçüköksüz

    in Early Childhood Education Journal

    Article Open access 21 February 2026

15. Three-dimensional assessment of finger individuation reveals finger- and joint-specific selective motor control deficits in children with cerebral palsy

    • Owais A. Khan
    • Divya Rai
    • Jing Xu

    in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

    Article Open access 20 February 2026

    

16. Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Outcomes of Very Low Birth Weight Children: A Call for Early Intervention

    • M. K. C. Nair

    in Indian Pediatrics

    Article 20 February 2026

17. A cognitive behavior based autonomous and integrated CAD assembly path planning method for precision products

    • Wan-Hang Jiang
    • Zhi-Jia Xu
    • Wen-Bin Tang

    in Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

    Article 20 February 2026

    

18. Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome Symptoms and ADHD Dimensions in Relation To Children’s Daily Life Executive Functioning Deficits

    • Melissa C. Miller
    • Emmarald Jean-Francois
    • Stephen P. Becker

    in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

    Article Open access 19 February 2026

19. Patterns of Parenting and their Associations with Bereaved Children’s Maladaptive and Adaptive Functioning

    • Taylor R. Napier
    • Amanda J. Hasselle
    • Kathryn H. Howell

    in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

    Article Open access 18 February 2026

    

20. Longitudinal brain-age predictions comprising long-duration spaceflight missions

    • Ge Tang
    • Kaustubh R. Patil
    • Peter zu Eulenburg

    in npj Microgravity

    Article Open access 18 February 2026

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