Cells have surface receptors that couple with proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors.

The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are a visual icon for intelligence itself. Peeling back the layers of this ...

A new study found that the leading environmental factor influencing brain structure and function is the socioeconomic status ...

Cells have surface receptors that couple to proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just as pediatricians use growth charts to monitor a child's height and weight, researchers have now created the first ...

A team of researchers has created a 3D atlas of developing mice brains, providing a more dynamic understanding of how the mammalian brain develops. This atlas provides a common reference and ...

Migrating newborn neurons suffer routine double-strand DNA breaks from physical stress during brain development.

Tal Sharf (right, senior author), Tjiste van der Molen (middle, postdoctoral researcher), and Greg Kaurala (left, staff researcher). Humans have long wondered when and how we begin to form thoughts.

A 3D atlas of developing mice brains using advanced imaging and microscopy techniques has been created by a team of researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and collaborators from five different ...

Largest U.S. study links teen cannabis use to slower cognitive development and reduced gains in memory and attention.

Comparison between human brain surface MRI reconstructions and ferret brain simulations for the cortical malformation polymicrogyria. A simple set of physical rules, including the relative thickness ...