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

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...

An international research team identified hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells, including one gene ...

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 ...

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

Johns Hopkins University researchers have grown a novel whole-brain organoid, complete with neural tissues and rudimentary blood vessels—an advance that could usher in a new era of research into ...

A new study has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain regions. The findings highlight the potential impact ...