Before a person is even born, the brain has undergone intense expansion and growth in its complexity. This dramatic development continues into the first years of childhood. After an early boom ...

New insights have emerged into how the human brain develops. Two genes that are unique to humans work together to influence ...

An international team of neuroscientists and anthropologists has found that the parts of the brain that grew the most during ...

You are a child who grew up. The inevitability of a child’s growth is both celebrated and mourned. Under normal circumstances, parents can do little but stand back and watch as shoe sizes climb ...

New research reveals that lower proportions of specific sleep stages are associated with reduced brain volume in regions ...

New research reveals that lower proportions of specific sleep stages are associated with reduced brain volume in regions vulnerable to the development of Alzheimer's disease over time.