A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

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Researchers found three master genes that alter brain development in Down syndrome, offering new clues about learning and memory differences.

New research using live mouse-adapted influenza virus improves upon previous mouse experiments to explain how maternal infection impacts fetal brain development. The study also indicates fetal brain ...

The human brain, like the brain of other mammals, is known to start developing before birth, via a coordinated sequence of molecular and cellular processes. Neuroscience studies have found that the ...

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

Fetal abnormalities appear to be genetic rather than caused by embolism. Jan. 24, 2014— -- Lawyers representing a pregnant Texas woman on life support against her family’s wishes said that the ...

The origin of some neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism, bipolar disorder, or depression, and certain neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, can be found in very early stages of ...

Lawmaker has introduced a bill requiring Utah schools to show students videos of fertilization and development of a fetus ...