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.

“The notion that brain development is not complete until near the age of 25 years refers specifically to the development of ...

While the brain typically reaches a mature state of development in early adulthood, the internal processes that make and remake the brain—the birth of new neurons and death of old ones, the ...

Researchers have investigated brain development to understand how different areas of the brain become specialized in handling information such as vision, sound, touch and planning. In a new study ...

Q. What are the effects of marijuana use on teenage brain development? Are there some people who should not use marijuana even if it’s legal? A. Marijuana, also called cannabis, is a widely ...

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 ...

University of North Carolina-led researchers have used brain connectivity charts built from functional MRI data as a tool for tracking early childhood brain development. Charts mapped the ...

physicians and therapists as well as families to discuss contemporary topics about child and youth brain health and development. Your Child's Brain is produced by Kennedy Krieger Institute with ...

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 ...

Information about a parent’s perception of a child’s gender gives researchers a better sense of the child’s social environment and how it may affect their brain development. The authors used ...