The environment in which children grow up can play a central role in their mental development and psychological well-being.

Hundreds of genes have been linked to autism, yet the precise molecular and cellular mechanisms behind it remain largely ...

A child's family income and the neighborhood they grow up in may play a much bigger role in brain development than previously ...

Family finances and opportunities in a child’s neighborhood account for about 16% of the variability in kids’ brain function ...

New research suggests the foundations for reading success begin in toddlerhood. Learn how talking, reading, and word play can ...

Economic conditions at home and in the local community may play a significant role in children’s development, according to a ...

Combining microscopy, scanning, and deep learning enables more precise imaging of functional dynamics in neural networks of human cortical organoids.

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

Fetal growth restriction may affect babies' heart rate, pain response, brain structure, growth and early development long ...

If you and your family are happily engaging one another without staring into electronic devices, your brains and ...

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

When a baby enters the world, their brain contains billions of neurons awaiting connection. The first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, represent a critical period where over 85% of ...