The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have reached a milestone in an ambitious initiative to chart how the many types of brain cells emerge and mature from the earliest embryonic and fetal stages until ...

In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

Early-life adversity affects more than half of the world's children and is a significant risk factor for cognitive and mental health problems later in life. In an extensive and up-to-the-minute review ...

Your brain doesn't have to age on autopilot. New research shows we can slow—and potentially reverse—brain aging.

Everywhere you look, there is a great deal of fear about the possibility of developing dementia as you get older. A new study ...