New research from the University of Wyoming reveals that the brain cells that control hunger may be far more adaptable during ...

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

Researchers around the world are studying how the human brain achieves its extraordinary complexity. A team at the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim and the German Primate Center—Leibniz ...

Growing neurons rely on chemical cues to find their targets, but new research shows that the brain’s physical properties help ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

Your brain begins as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of some 170 billion cells. How does it organize itself along the way? Cold ...

Researchers have discovered that mutations in the FOXJ3 gene act as a "master switch" failure, disrupting how the brain builds its layers and leading to FCD, a primary cause of drug-resistant epilepsy ...

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

Neuroscientists propose a new theory of brain development where cells organize based on lineage rather than long-range signals.

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 ...

A study of infants during their first year of life found that those coming from households where parents felt their income was inadequate to support the family’s needs tended to show delayed brain ...

Babies with congenital heart disease have altered brain networks that may serve as a helpful guide for improving treatment ...