New research finds that brain development is not linear. There are distinct phases with unique characteristics.

Discover how the brain’s structural networks evolve in five distinct phases across the human lifespan, from childhood to late ...

During the early thirties, the brain’s wiring pattern moves into what the researchers describe as the adult mode. This adult period is the longest, lasting more than 30 years. A subsequent turning ...

New research has charted the major developmental stages in the brain’s wiring—from early-life pruning to late-life network ...

The human brain has four distinct turning points where its structure changes, according to a study published in the journal ...

Scientists identified cellular metabolism and energy signaling as a central factor connecting genetic and environmental ...

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth. Researchers have found that babies given ACS had notably smaller volumes of two key brain ...

New research suggests the human brain has five distinct ages, and it may not reach adulthood until a person's early 30s.

Preterm infants born before 32 weeks who received more skin-to-skin contact while in the hospital showed stronger brain development in areas tied to emotion and stress regulation than babies who ...