Family finances and opportunities in a child’s neighborhood account for about 16% of the variability in kids’ brain function ...

A child's family income and the neighborhood they grow up in may play a much bigger role in brain development than previously ...

Largest U.S. study links teen cannabis use to slower cognitive development and reduced gains in memory and attention.

New research suggests the foundations for reading success begin in toddlerhood. Learn how talking, reading, and word play can ...

*A new study published in Developmental Science suggests prenatal brain growth may influence early childhood language ...

A new study found that the leading environmental factor influencing brain structure and function is the socioeconomic status ...

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

If you and your family are happily engaging one another without staring into electronic devices, your brains and ...

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

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 ...

Neurodevelopment involves the brain's formation of systems responsible for learning, memory, social skills, and overall function. Critical neurodevelopmental processes such as neurogenesis, synaptic ...

Among the body's most crucial protective features are the brain barrier systems, including the blood-brain and ...