New neuroscience research reveals how our brains evolve through key life stages, highlighting the hidden strengths of aging.

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

Researchers found three master genes that alter brain development in Down syndrome, offering new clues about learning and memory differences.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory postdoc Stan Kerstjens and colleagues have devised a new theory for how the brain organizes ...

Your brain begins as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of some 170 billion cells. How does it organize itself along the way? Cold ...

Neuroscientists propose a new theory of brain development where cells organize based on lineage rather than long-range signals.

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early brain scans showed that gray matter changes dramatically through the teen years ...

Growing neurons rely on chemical cues to find their targets, but new research shows that the brain’s physical properties help ...

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Here are the common bedtime habits that may harm your child’s sleep, growth and brain development and know expert tips to ...

Students at Elkins Middle School will have the opportunity to learn about brain development and the effects that substance ...