Brain growth and maturation doesn't progress in a linear, stepwise fashion. Instead, it's a dynamic, choreographed sequence that shifts in response to genetics and external stimuli like sight and ...

What parents experience before conception and during pregnancy can leave a lasting impact on offspring brain development.

Cambridge researchers have revealed a detailed picture of how the human brain grows from mid-pregnancy through the first weeks after birth and identified that sex differences in brain growth are ...

A newly published study in Protein and Cell identifies glutamine synthetase, an enzyme concentrated in brain support cells called astrocytes, as a stage-specific driver of cortical circuit assembly ...

Advanced technology now enables researchers to measure neonatal sleep patterns, sparking renewed interest in studying how sleep affects brain development. In a recent study published in Pediatric ...

During the early years of a child's life, the relationship between a baby and their mother is central to the child’s later social and emotional development. A key feature of this relationship is "mind ...