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 ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early ...

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

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers have identified the neurogenic ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time. They found that the thalamus ...

The brain’s wiring forms a unique fingerprint that reveals how we think, remember, and make decisions. A new study offers the ...

How does a child's brain develop? Why are the first five years more powerful than most of us ever realize? Check out these simple, practical tips to boost your child's development from birth to age ...

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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 ...