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

There’s this idea that something happens in the human brain when we turn 25. Suddenly, we can rent a car without fees. Make ...

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

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

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 ...

Research led by the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that immune-related ...

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

“Do you know why you shouldn’t talk to strangers?” asks a police officer standing at the front of a classroom to a room full of students. Emily’s hand shoots up and the teacher encourages her to ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

Dr Pritchard explains: “Diabetes damages the blood vessels within the brain, making them leakier and reducing the amount of ...