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 ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have characterized how cellular senescence—a biological process in ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of the human brain. During this stage, the brain is known to grow ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

Neurons grown from stem cells in the lab form an interconnected network. In this study, researchers used CRISPR to switch off genes in stem cells and then followed how successfully the cells developed ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

A study in mice suggests infantile amnesia is not a failure of memory, but a developmentally useful process guided by brain ...