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 ...

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 ...

Babies as young as two months old are able to categorize distinct objects in their brains—much earlier than previously ...

The research blends advanced brain imaging with artificial intelligence to shed light on how infants process the world around them. Together, these tools offer a clearer picture of what babies may be ...

Researchers now suggest that the human brain goes through five distinct phases of development over the course of a lifetime.

The Huntington's disease (HD) mutation eventually causes a fatal brain disease in adulthood, but a new study finds that early in life, children with the HD mutation have bigger brains and higher IQ ...

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.

A new study reveals that the quality of early growth, not just weight gain, influences long-term brain outcomes for extremely preterm infants, highlighting fat-free mass as a crucial marker of early ...

Scientists in South Korea have discovered that one of the most common malignant brain tumors in young adults may begin years ...

The genetic mutation that causes Huntington’s disease (HD) – a devastating brain disease that disrupts mobility and diminishes cognitive ability – may also enhance early brain development and play a ...