Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have uncovered how mutations in the ASPM gene disrupt the development of neural stem cells ...

How did the human brain become so much larger than that of our closest evolutionary relatives? Part of the answer lies not in ...

Baines serves as program director for Wellcome Leap’s FORM. Vradenburg is a veteran corporate leader turned global health advocate. Picture a baby sleeping in a crib. Every second, her brain is ...

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 ...

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 ...

While some of us enjoy curling up with a good book, others prefer watching a series or playing video games. But from the perspective of neuroscience, reading is much more than just entertainment. This ...

Researchers have investigated brain development to understand how different areas of the brain become specialized in handling information such as vision, sound, touch and planning. In a new study ...

Study reveals how proteins direct nerve cell precursors to turn into specialized neurons. Brain development is a highly orchestrated process involving numerous parallel and sequential steps. Many of ...

A landmark centre aims to discover exactly how the human brain develops from infancy for the very first time. The new £50 million Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoREs) for ...

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New research from Oregon Health & Science University shows that additional vitamin C intake during pregnancy can be an effective, low-cost and accessible intervention to promote infant emotional ...