“This marks a major milestone in our multi-site NIH-funded effort to better understand how factors during pregnancy influence neurodevelopment in infants and toddlers,” Newsom said. “The data release ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford have created the first high-resolution molecular atlas of the adult Drosophila ...

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

The brain is known to develop gradually throughout the human lifespan, following a hierarchical pattern. First, it adapts to support basic functions, such as movement and sensory perception, then it ...

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 ...

The natural and the social world shaped the evolution of each. Knowing whom to invite to dinner is as important as knowing ...

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

Babies with congenital heart disease have altered brain activity in regions involved in movement and emotions, but heart surgery restored these brain networks to healthy connectivity.