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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry signals within it and to the rest of the body. Growing axons "wire up" the brain ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Scientists are discovering that our tendency to develop certain phobias might be written in our DNA before we even encounter the things that terrify us. Evidence from twin studies suggests that ...