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, ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

In other words, get ready to grab your binoculars, says a group of brain researchers in Canada.

New neuroscience research reveals how our brains evolve through key life stages, highlighting the hidden strengths of aging. From childhood's rapid learning to the wisdom of older age, each phase ...

Neurodevelopment involves the brain's formation of systems responsible for learning, memory, social skills, and overall function. Critical neurodevelopmental processes such as neurogenesis, synaptic ...

A University of Massachusetts Amherst sleep scientist, funded with $6.7 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched two unprecedented studies that will track over time ...

Research fellow Emma Frey fits Miles Dumlao, 4, with an electrode cap to record his brain activity during a nap in the Somneurolab. A University of Massachusetts Amherst sleep scientist, funded with ...

While we all know that the food we eat affects how we look (and that research around healthy eating has mainly focused on the link between diet and weight and disease), did you know that what we eat ...

It is considered one of the most critical learning and development phases of a human being. In the initial years of life, the child’s brain grows and develops rapidly, and this is the time when the ...