The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind ...

Just a few weeks after conception, stem cells are already orchestrating the future structure of the human brain. A new Yale-led study shows that, early in development, molecular “traffic cops” known ...

New research indicates that the structural organization of the human brain does not develop in a continuous, linear fashion ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas involved with wakefulness and reward, rather than attention ...