Brain development does not end at 25 but continues into the early 30s as neural networks become more efficient and ...

During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry ...

Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have reached a milestone in an ambitious initiative to chart how the many types of brain cells emerge and mature from the earliest embryonic and fetal stages until ...

Just a few weeks after conception, stem cells are already orchestrating the future structure of the human brain. A new Yale-led study shows that, early in development, molecular “traffic cops” known ...

Humans have long wondered when and how we begin to form thoughts. Are we born with a pre-configured brain, or do thought patterns only begin to emerge in response to our sensory experiences of the ...

Research led by the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that immune-related ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

William Wright receives funding from National Institutes of Health (NINDS) and the Schmidt Sciences. Takaki Komiyama receives funding from NIH, NSF, Simons Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and ...