Video and Multimedia

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This segment explains the role mirror neurons play in our ability to mimic the actions of others and their role in later emotional development.
 
This segment describes research suggesting what mothers eat while they are pregnant may shape their children’s food preferences.   
 
This segment describes the current debate about the safety and necessity behind childhood vaccinations.    
 
This segment describes the difference between infants who die in their sleep because of unsafe sleeping conditions and true cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).    
 
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This video provides a brief overview of how the brain works.
 
This video explains how the infant brain grows and develops during the first few years of life.
 
This video provides an amazing look at how malleable the human brain is at a young age.
 
This video explains the criteria used when diagnosing a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
 
This video describes the development of vision during the first 8-months of life.
 
This video shows several of the reflexes newborns are born with.