New research shows a child’s home environment is closely linked to how their brain matures. A recent study associates parental acceptance with faster brain development, while exposure to household ...

An influential hypothesis in neuroscience is that the brain may operate near criticality, a transition zone between ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating mental illness.

BENGALURU: When a child or teenager shows persistent aggression, repeated rule-breaking or serious antisocial behaviour, people tend to reach for familiar explanations such as discord at home, poor ...

“This marks a major milestone in our multi-site NIH-funded effort to better understand how factors during pregnancy influence neurodevelopment in infants and toddlers,” Newsom said. “The data release ...

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of the human brain. During this stage, the brain is known to grow ...

The brain is known to develop gradually throughout the human lifespan, following a hierarchical pattern. First, it adapts to support basic functions, such as movement and sensory perception, then it ...

A specialized network responsible for washing away cellular waste in the brain might play a role in the development of ...

It is considered one of the most critical learning and development phases of a human being. In the initial years of life, the child’s brain grows and develops rapidly, and this is the time when the ...