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brain development

Photograph of a young girl hugging a baby boy Credit: Chayene Rafaela

Male and Female Brain Differences Evident in Earliest Days of Life

Categories Brain & Behavior
An illustration depicting a human brain with colorful, pulsating waves emanating from different regions

Brain Structure May Predispose Teens to Early Substance Use

Categories Brain & Behavior
Illustration of the link between air pollution and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Air Pollution During Pregnancy and Early Childhood Linked to Increased Autism Risk

Categories Brain & Behavior, Earth, Energy & Environment
Fluorescent image of a developing human hippocampus.

Study Maps DNA Modifications in Developing Human Brain

Categories Brain & Behavior
Researchers say taking Bifidobacterium breve supplements while pregnant may support the development of a healthy baby.

Probiotic Bacteria in Mother’s Gut May Boost Baby’s Brain Development

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
In the Drosophila brain, dormant neural stem cells with protrusions rich in actin filaments.

Scientists find breakthrough method to activate dormant stem cells in the brain

Categories Brain & Behavior
toddler wearing brain monitoring cap

Toddlers’ brains show significant growth in cognitive skills by 16 months

Categories Brain & Behavior
A cross-section of the somatosensory cortex in a young mouse brain. A key receptor protein named mGluR1 (green) is necessary to prime sensory circuits early in life, affecting how the mouse senses the world through touch.

Brain Protein Discovery Could Lead to New Autism Treatments

Categories Brain & Behavior
Lab mouse.

CBD Use During Pregnancy May Alter Offspring Behavior and Brain, Mouse Studies Suggest

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
warhol-style-illustration-of-two-brains-face-to-face.-The-left-half-has-a-red-background-and-blue-brain.-The-right-half-has-a-blue-background

Neural balance in the brain is associated with brain maturity and better cognitive ability

Categories Brain & Behavior
Six transient states of brain connectivity identified in the study

Brain patterns differ for full-term vs pre-term babies

Categories Brain & Behavior
Brain wiring illustration

Childhood trauma study uncovers brain rewiring

Categories Brain & Behavior
brain illustration

Re-frame of mind: Do our brains have a built-in sense of ‘grammar’?

Categories Brain & Behavior
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