A lot of brain development happens early in life, but researchers don't have a strong understanding of how a baby's brain ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

Hormonal Influence in Brain Developments (IMAGE) University of Oregon Caption In a fruit fly in which the signaling of a steroid hormone was blocked in experiments at the University of Oregon, glial ...

Preemies with more skin-to-skin contact had stronger development in brain regions linked to emotion and stress regulation The contact might aid bonding as well as encouraging new connections within ...