Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the brain processes visual information for over a century. The development ...

Children’s bedtime scenes have changed significantly over time. There was once an era when children drifted off to sleep ...

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By tracking glutamate in real time, scientists can finally see how neurons process ...

“Early brain development is shaped not only by biology, but by the everyday experiences infants have with their caregivers ...

A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

PORTLAND, OR – Exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child’s developing brain and cause damage to ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

Neuroscience shows traditional teaching is not enough. Instead, an experiential approach can return learning to its natural ...

The programs are an outgrowth of the awareness of the importance of the first 3 years in a child’s intellectual, emotional ...

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