A landmark finding of delayed brain maturation in ADHD was likely based on a data mirage ...

Scientists have uncovered alarming new evidence that a common insecticide may leave lasting marks on the developing brain ...

By studying mice throughout their lives, scientists revealed that a network of neurons in the hippocampus starts out dense ...

New research from UC San Diego sheds light on how cannabis affects youth and their ability to maintain attention, react and retain information.

The findings may have implications for the classroom, as well as for broader efforts to reduce socioeconomic disparities in ...

For most of human evolution, the story of the brain seemed to move in one direction: up. Over millions of years, our ...

A new study from Oregon Health & Science University found that air pollution can impact adolescent brain development. The analysis indicated that exposure to common air pollutants is associated with ...

In humans, the process of learning is driven by different groups of cells in the brain firing together. For instance, when the neurons associated with the process of recognizing a dog begin to fire in ...

Extremely preterm birth (before 28 weeks of gestation) places infants into the world at one of the most extraordinary moments ...

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