Because optimal brain health and cognitive function are not guaranteed, they are dependent on many factors, including genetics, the environment, healthy development, and daily lifestyle habits.

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD A person’s brain is not fully developed until their mid to late 20s, as the ...

A 2021 study published in Jama Psychiatry examined the effect of cannabis on brain development in a group of 799 adolescents, aged 13 to 17, ...

Scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ways to identify children at risk for future ...

Why your brain is hungry for more play, according to a child development expert Play is "nutrients" for the brain, says Dr. Jacqueline Harding on her new book "The Brain That Loves to Play" ...

Each month Your Child’s Brain will bring together experts in child brain health, including researchers, educators, physicians and therapists as well as families to discuss contemporary topics ...

Brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but follows a newly identified developmental sequence, according to a new study. Brain regions that support cognitive, social, and ...

And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this early period, blueprints of healthy development do not yet exist. In a new study, Yale researchers demonstrate that models ...

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Research into how climate change and air pollution affect the developing brain has grown exponentially in recent decades. A report published in October 2023 and released by the American Psychological ...

“Our map highlights the genetic programs behind the growth of the human brain that go awry during specific forms of brain dysfunction.” The study measured gene expression in cells taken from donated ...

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 June 2025 – In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant ...