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Boston City Councillors will be holding a hearing to discuss a later start time for high schools: Will Boston Public Schools adopt later high school start times?

A new study published in PLOS Computational Biology finds that adolescents learn and respond better when their behavior is tied to seeking rewards, not avoiding punishments: http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004953#abstract0 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3650696/Why-bribe-teenagers-Young-people-respond-better-rewards-punishments.html  

A new study in the journal Psychological Science looks at the effects of digital and social media on an adolescent’s brain. The researchers found that teenagers are more enticed to “like” a social media post if it already has many “likes,” influenced by the conformity effect. The study also found that social media photos that depict risky behavior like […]

New sleep guidelines regarding children were released from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. They include recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. According to the guidelines, Adequate sleep is linked with improved attention, behavior, learning, mental and physical health at every age covered. Insufficient sleep, on the other hand, increases risks for obesity, diabetes, accidents, depression and in […]

Researchers have found evidence that suggests autism spectrum disorder (ASD) might not just be brain related. Instead, genetic mutations in peripheral sensory neurons could make those with ASD actually feel and sense the world differently – on a physical level – than those without it. http://www.sciencealert.com/autism-isn-t-just-a-brain-disease-new-study-finds http://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674(16)30584-0