New research indicates that the structural organization of the human brain does not develop in a continuous, linear fashion ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

Researchers have investigated brain development to understand how different areas of the brain become specialized in handling information such as vision, sound, touch and planning. In a new study ...

A study suggesting that the human brain enters a stable phase around age 32 has people in their 20s feeling validated. University of Cambridge neuroscientists released their research results on ...

Hall, a 2024 graduate, has long been fascinated by the brain-body connection. As an undergraduate, she studied the impact ...

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

John Spencer receives funding from the US National Institutes of Health. Talking to your baby or toddler shapes the structure of their brain, my colleagues and I have discovered. For the study, which ...

By editing thousands of genes in mouse stem cells, the scientists identified a list of over 300 that are crucial for neural differentiation.

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...