The earliest stages of life are a crucial time for child development and have a particularly important impact on the brain. More than 80% of a child's brain is formed during the first three years of ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers evaluated how fundamental environmental supports, encapsulated as a thrive factor (T-factor), during the first year of life ...

Discover how the brain’s structural networks evolve in five distinct phases across the human lifespan, from childhood to late ...

A new study published in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience sheds light on how early exposure to family-related stressors, such as harsh parenting, family conflict, and unsafe neighborhoods, impacts ...

A bedtime routine isn't just about getting children to sleep on time. It's a scientifically backed, emotionally meaningful ...

A new study in the journal Nature Mental Health explores how a mother’s positive state of mind during pregnancy affects the structure and function of the developing fetal brain by measuring these ...

New research has charted the major developmental stages in the brain’s wiring—from early-life pruning to late-life network ...

New research from a team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) has for the first time shown how inflammation in early childhood can affect brain development and contribute to the ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

Four major turning points around ages nine, 32, 66 and 83 create five broad eras of neural wiring over the average human ...

A study suggesting that the human brain enters a stable phase around age 32 has people in their 20s feeling validated.

New research suggests the human brain has five distinct ages, and it may not reach adulthood until a person's early 30s.