The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of ...

“Early brain development is shaped not only by biology, but by the everyday experiences infants have with their caregivers ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's brain develops, with effects that last well beyond childhood. But families ...

Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

Children whose parents struggle with a steady income show delayed brain development in the first year of life, according to a ...

A new study reveals that the quality of early growth, not just weight gain, influences long-term brain outcomes for extremely preterm infants, highlighting fat-free mass as a crucial marker of early ...

High levels of screen time before age 2 years were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety in teenage years, ...

June 14, 2012 — A longitudinal imaging study has showed that infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with a subsequent ASD diagnosis exhibited abnormal development of white matter in ...

Given the complexity of the process, it’s astonishing any human has ever mastered the ability to read. Although written language is ancient — we’ve been at it for roughly 5,000 years — it’s not an ...