The hippocampus follows a "tabula plena" model, starting with dense, random connections that are pruned into an efficient ...

Clinicians use electroencephalography (EEG) to assess brain activity in epilepsy and sleep pathologies, and this powerful ...

Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.

A cellular-resolution map of prenatal brain development in Down syndrome reveals disrupted neuron production timing and altered cell types.

Clinicians use electroencephalography (EEG) to assess brain activity in epilepsy and sleep pathologies, and this powerful ...

In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly.

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 ...

Scientists at UCLA have created one of the first cellular-resolution molecular maps detailing how Down syndrome alters human ...

(Willie B. Thomas/DigitalVision/Getty Images) A long-term study of more than 11,000 children and teens has linked ...

A study of more than 11,000 teens finds cannabis use tied to slower gains in memory, focus and thinking speed as well as ...

A UC San Diego study looked at marijuana use and cognitive development in more than 11,000 teenagers over the course of ...