The brain is often viewed as developing from a single starting pool of cells, but recent research suggests a different story.

Researchers have discovered a new way that brain plasticity is controlled in early life, offering insight into the little-understood phenomenon of critical-period closure. In the months or years after ...

University of North Carolina-led researchers have used brain connectivity charts built from functional MRI data as a tool for tracking early childhood brain development. Charts mapped the maturation ...

The human brain begins developing along two distinct paths, a discovery that could help scientists grow hard-to-make neurons in the lab.

The early years of a child’s life represent a window of unprecedented neurological growth. Long before a toddler learns to [… ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.