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 ...

Brain circuits are known to gradually form and develop after birth as the result of both innate biological processes and life experiences. Past studies suggest that the initial development of brain ...

An international research team identified hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells, including one gene linked to a severe neurodevelopmental disorder not previously described.

From tea leaves to crystal balls, the possibility of seeing a person’s future is a timeless fascination. But now, using technological advances that reveal details of a person’s brain structure and ...

When looking at the human, its visually most striking aspect is that it consists of two halves, often called brain hemispheres. While the two halves of the brain look roughly similar on the outside, ...