That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early brain scans showed that gray matter changes dramatically through the teen years ...

Having conversations with your child can help boost brain development and the conversations between parent and child seem to hit different.

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers have identified the neurogenic ...

Many parents think the school years matter most for neurological development, but a UVA expert says the biggest gains start much earlier.

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Computer programming powers modern society and enabled the artificial intelligence revolution, but little is known about how our brains learn this essential skill. To help answer that question, Johns ...

A recipient of the Smith Medal in 2020, Jensen is also a leading expert in adolescent brain development—its unique strengths ...

Newborn finger proportions may reflect early hormone exposure and could be linked to differences in early brain growth.

The first year of life is critical for brain development, with the brain forming new connections at an astonishing rate of one million per second. The caregiver’s ability to interact with their ...