This misallocation of national priority is not merely a policy failure; it is a philosophical error of the first order.

Vermont, a state famous for tapping maple trees, is now tapping into something far more complex: the human brain. With the enactment of S.71, ...

When does your brain reach adulthood? We're now understanding the many ways the organ continues to mature decades after ...

A new study affirms a “rising tide of research” pointing to socioeconomic opportunity as a key factor in child brain ...

Senescent "zombie" cells are essential architects required to build and maintain the brain's protective barriers.

Megan covers the intersection of science and society. How is biomedical research funded? Who benefits? And how do new technologies reflect and shape our values? You can reach Megan on Signal at ...

Amanda Guyer is this month's guest on Face to Face with Chancellor May. (Gregory Urquiaga/ UC Davis) Amanda Guyer, professor in the Department of Human Ecology and a faculty researcher at the Center ...

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

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham are members of the large-scale long-term national HEALthy Brain and Child Development study consortium. Providing scientists around the world ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early brain scans showed that gray matter changes dramatically through the teen years ...

The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of the human brain. During this stage, the brain is known to grow ...

The human brain has four distinct turning points where its structure changes, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, demonstrating that brain development is not as linear ...