When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists grew organoids, or tiny models of the brain, to learn more about how the organ forms ...

MSU researchers discovered that microbes begin shaping the brain while still in the womb, influencing neurons in a region critical for stress and social behavior. Their findings suggest modern birth ...

Early childhood educators and their advocates often talk about the crucial development that happens after a baby is born through age 5. What is happening to a baby's brain that makes these earliest ...