Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.

Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development ...

Very preterm infants who received more skin-to-skin contact during their hospital stay showed stronger development in brain ...

Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through development ...

Autism-linked genes evolved rapidly in humans. They may have aided brain growth and language. A recent study published in ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

Parents and early educators play an active role in fostering a child's healthy brain development through responsive ...

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Fluctuations in brain activity, also known as neural variability, enable us to be flexible in adjusting our behavior to the ...

Researchers have found a link between long thumbs and big brains, suggesting the two features evolved together ...

These researchers had already found that nearly 70% of newborn baboons, like human babies, had early asymmetry in the planum temporale(PT)area of the brain. The PT, which is also a key area for ...