The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

There’s this idea that something happens in the human brain when we turn 25. Suddenly, we can rent a car without fees. Make ...

New research indicates that the structural organization of the human brain does not develop in a continuous, linear fashion ...

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Scientists have reached a milestone in an ambitious initiative to chart how the many types of brain cells emerge and mature from the earliest embryonic and fetal stages ...

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind for life. Adolescence is a major turning point not only for social and ...

An international research team identified hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells, including one gene ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...