When a baby enters the world, their brain contains billions of neurons awaiting connection. The first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, represent a critical period where over 85% of ...

Imagine a network more powerful than the internet: while the internet holds about one hundred trillion webpages, a baby’s ...

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

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their ...

“By age 3 we know about 50% of what we will eventually know as an adult,” said Prof. Charlie Trautmann, psychology. Trautmann is a part of the Early Childhood Development Project led by Prof. John ...

Mesa County Partnership for Children and Families is hosting a free workshop Thursday focused on supporting early childhood ...

The Huntington's disease (HD) mutation eventually causes a fatal brain disease in adulthood, but a new study finds that early in life, children with the HD mutation have bigger brains and higher IQ ...

Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital in New York City has created six spaces in its facility that encourage interactions enhancing early brain development among its patients who are younger than 5 ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...