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 ...

Scientists have made a breakthrough in brain-computer interface technology. This allows computers to understand thoughts ...

A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution finds that the relatively high rate of autism-spectrum disorders in humans is ...

The human brain physically embodies rhythmic sound in a remarkable symphony that has the power to heal.

The Emerging Investigator Series by the journal Materials Horizons features outstanding work by young researchers in the ...

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

A study identifies a particular human-accelerated region, or HAR, of the human genome that promotes an advanced human trait ...

AI chatbot toys marketed as screen-free playmates could undermine children's empathy and critical thinking skills, according ...

Modern imaging is contributing significantly to giving us a better understanding of how our brains work. In the long term, this will also help us to treat learning disorders in a more targeted way and ...

Researchers have now discovered that HAR123, a regulatory gene sequence, is an important factor in human brain development. Even though humans are closely related to chimps, the slight differences in ...