The Allen Institute, together with partner organizations, today launched the Brain Health accelerator: an ambitious global research initiative seeking to identify the specific brain cells and circuits ...

Researchers have discovered a new way that brain plasticity is controlled in early life, offering insight into the ...

Experts say an infant’s laughter is an important developmental marker, offering a window into brain development and a child’s ...

Investigating brain foods, this review highlights dietary influences on cognition and neurodevelopment, while addressing ...

Amanda Guyer, professor in the Department of Human Ecology and a faculty researcher at the Center for Mind and Brain, is ...

A major study suggests that some of the groundwork for brain development may be shaped before birth through a surprising ...

Recent years have seen an increase in interest in stem cell therapy for autism, particularly among families looking for ...

When a baby enters the world, their brain contains billions of neurons awaiting connection. The first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, represent a critical period where over 85% of ...

A landmark finding of delayed brain maturation in ADHD was likely based on a data mirage ...

Group picture from the kick-off meeting of EPIADAPT. Prof. Tomohisa Toda (third from right) and his project at MPZPM were selected for a funding. The process of “epigenetic memory” in nerve cells ...

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In a new study published recently in the journal Nature, researchers at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Health have created the first growth charts for white matter in the brain over a human ...