There's a lot going on in your baby's brain before age 5. Here's why experts call it a critical time for setting up a child's ability to thrive ...

Summary: A new study suggests that autism may be linked to the rapid evolution of brain cell types unique to humans.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists grew organoids, or tiny models of the brain, to learn more about how the organ forms ...

The human brain is known to contain a wide range of cell types, which have different roles and functions. The processes via which cells in the brain, particularly its outermost layer (i.e., the ...

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 ...

Globally, autism affects about 1 in 100 children, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., the rate is closer to 1 in 31, or 3.2%. That’s far higher than what researchers observe in ...

A new study shows that repetitive DNA, once dismissed as “junk,” plays a critical role in shaping the human brain.

What unique processes conspire to create a healthy, functional human brain? How can we be so genetically similar to, say, chimpanzees, and yet be light-years more sophisticated cognitively and ...

New research suggests that the evolution of the human brain may explain why autism is more common in humans than in other ...