In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment, and ...

In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment and the brain later in life, investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine and ...

Researchers have mapped 30 million cells to create a definitive atlas of the human neocortex. This blueprint reveals how human brain development differs from other mammals and provides a roadmap for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A donated superager brain. (Shane Collins, Northwestern University) Not only do our brains appear to generate new neurons into ...

University of North Carolina-led researchers have used brain connectivity charts built from functional MRI data as a tool for tracking early childhood brain development. Charts mapped the maturation ...

From outer space to the human brain, Tufts University’s research labs explore various fields of science to uncover new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just as pediatricians use growth charts to monitor a child's height and weight, researchers have now created the first ...

A new, more life-like physical model of microscopic nerve fibers called axons could speed up the discovery of medicines for ...

Blocking brain damage triggered by a glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, may slow the growth of the cancer and allow the brain to keep working better for longer, according to a new study led by ...