A new study maps how prenatal stress alters immune signalling in the developing brain at a level of detail not seen before ...

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

Explore how stressors during pregnancy influence foetal brain development and the impact on future neurodevelopmental ...

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

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

New research has made a striking link between a mother’s exposure to “forever chemicals” during pregnancy and the shape of her child’s brain at age five. The findings offer no conclusion as to whether ...

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

The brain has five major structural phases during the human lifespan and doesn't reach adulthood until age 32, a new study suggests. Scientists determined that brain development is defined by four ...

Early-life adversity affects more than half of the world's children and is a significant risk factor for cognitive and mental health problems later in life. In an extensive and up-to-the-minute review ...

Helping students make meaning of what they’ve witnessed, and the larger societal context, may actually help the brain heal, Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Kori Street write. On Sept. 10, a public ...

A major review finds that diets high in ultra-processed foods may rewire the developing brain, amplifying risks for ADHD, depression, and even dementia, spotlighting the urgent need to rethink what ...