Parents and early educators play an active role in fostering a child's healthy brain development through responsive ...

Given the complexity of the process, it’s astonishing any human has ever mastered the ability to read. Although written ...

For years, researchers have debated how our brains consistently develop areas specialized for recognizing faces, objects, words, and places, despite individuals having vastly different life ...

A study using CRISPR restored brain connectivity and made the brain more resilient to seizures, which are often seen in a ...

When brain development gets off to a bad start, the consequences are lifelong. One example is a condition called SCN2A ...

A study in newborn chicks shows that brain lateralisation is essential for the development of a left-to-right mental number ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A groundbreaking study in women's health has revealed the lasting impact of preeclampsia, a common pregnancy complication, on children's brain development. Preeclampsia, a ...

(CN) — Hormones in the womb may hold hidden clues to why humans evolved with bigger brains and better social skills than our ancient ancestors. Scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford ...

Riddle me this: how can it be that reading these words activates nearly identical word-sensitive patches of the brain’s visual system in you and nearly every other reader of this story? And that a ...