Research Lab

The Labs of Cognitive Neuroscience

Press coverage of Dr. Nelson and the Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience

"Charles Nelson: Searching for early signs of autism"
SFARI: Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
July 23, 2012

www.sfari.org

"Brain Waves Detect Babies' Potential Risk of Autism"
ABC News
February 22, 2011

www.abcnews.com

"Brain Scans May Someday Detect Autism"
cnn.com
February 22, 2011

www.cnn.com

"The Two Year Window: The new science of babies and brains--and how it could revolutionize the fight against poverty"
The New Republic
November 9, 2011

www.tnr.com

"HMS Professor's Work Details Devastating Toll of Romanian Orphanages"
Harvard Gazette
October 5, 2010

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette

"Decoding Autism"
NJN Public Television
September 2010

www.njn.net

"Saving Face: Infants may be more skilled than adults at facial recognition"
Harvard Medicine
Spring 2010

http://harvardmedicine.hms.harvard.edu

"What Is Neuroscience Telling Us About Babies?"
Ab Initio International
Summer 2010

www.brazelton-institute.com

"The Science of Reading a Face"
Good Morning America
December 4, 2009

abcnews.go.com/GMA

"Babies May Read Your Poker Face"
abc.com
November 13, 2009

www.abc.com

"Hub Lab Writing the Book on Face-Reading"
Boston Globe
November 10, 2009

www.boston.com

"Autism Genes"
NOVA Science NOW
July 7, 2009

www.pbs.org

"Arresting autism: A sibling study finds clues about the complex condition"
Dream Magazine
Summer 2009

www.childrenshospital.org/dream
Click here to see Dr. Nelson speak about the Infant Sibling Project.

"Toxic Stress and the Child's Brain"
Your Voice
April 5, 2009

www.tvo.org

"Looking for Answers on Autism"
The TODAY Show
April 2, 2009

www.today.msnbc.msn.com

"The Brains of Babes"
CBC Radio One
March 9, 2009

www.cbc.ca

"The Developing Child"
Harvard Magazine
March-April 2009

http://harvardmagazine.com

"Finding Families for Romania's Orphans"
Newton TAB
Wednesday, January 14th 2009

www.wickedlocalnewton.com

"Race Through a Baby's Eyes"
Vector Magazine
Fall 2008

www.childrenshospital.org/vector

"Scientists Use Monkeys to Dip Into How Kids Think"
New England Cable News (NECN)
July 31, 2008

www.necn.com

"How do Babies Respond to Different Races?"
New England Cable News (NECN)
July 25, 2008

www.necn.com

With children being adopted from abroad at older ages, concerns for their health grow
The Boston Globe
July 7, 2008

www.bostonglobe.com

The Art of Perception
Harvard Medical Labcast
June 20, 2008

http://podcast.hms.harvard.edu/

Cognitive Recovery in Socially Deprived Young Children: The Bucharest Early Intervention Project
Nelson et al. (2007). Cognitive Recovery in Socially Deprived Young Children: The Bucharest Early Intervention Project. Science. 318, 1937 - 1940.
Abstract
http://www.sciencemag.org
Full Text
http://www.sciencemag.org

For further coverage of Dr. Nelson's Science article click on the following links:

A Spectrum of Disorders
Harvard Magazine
January-February 2008

http://harvardmagazine.com

Institutionalized Children in Serbia (includes potentially troubling images)
The TODAY Show
November, 2007

http://www.msnbc.msn.com

The Long Road Home
Dream (Boston Children's Hospital Magazine)
Spring 2007

http://www.childrenshospital.org

"Interview with Dr. Charles Nelson"
Europe's Journal of Psychology
November 18, 2006

http://www.ejop.org

Rewiring the Brain: Early deprivation and child development (includes potentially troubling images)
American Radio Works
September, 2006

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org

Researchers Still Learning from Romania's Orphans
All Things Considered
National Public Radio (NPR)
September 16, 2006

http://www.npr.org

Extreme Parenting
On Point with Tom Ashbrook
WBUR Radio, Boston
June 22, 2006

http://www.onpointradio.org

A loving family can boost children's intelligence
The Guardian (UK)
February 18, 2006

http://www.guardian.co.uk

Exploring a Hormone for Caring
The New York Times
November 22, 2005

http://www.nytimes.com

"Reading Your Baby's Mind"
Newsweek
August 15, 2005

http://www.msnbc.msn.com

Inside the Teenage Brain
Frontline (PBS)
January 31, 2002

http://www.pbs.org