Scans of more than 3,500 people allow scientists to draw up a guide to the brain areas that work together from birth to 100 ...
As I enter deep middle age, parenting two teenagers, I find reading about brain development more interesting. The old-school view of becoming an adult at 18 (or 21) seems simple. The more recent ...
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which inherited calcium ...
In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment, and ...
Researchers have mapped how "histone bivalency" acts as a molecular clock for brain development. By holding genes in a poised state, this mechanism ensures neurons mature only after completing ...
A collaborative research study co-led by scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Liber Institute ...
In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment and ...
A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, and ...
A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry provides evidence that experiencing abuse or neglect during childhood is ...
Share on Pinterest Our brains may only reach adulthood in our 30s, a recent study says. Image credit: Johner Images/Getty Images The brain develops through distinct phases over the course of a ...