Scientists at UCLA have created one of the first cellular-resolution molecular maps detailing how Down syndrome alters human brain development before birth—a resource that resolves longstanding ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during childhood, settled into a stable form in early ...

How does a single cell build a brain with billions of precisely organized neurons? Researchers suggest that brain cells use ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early brain scans showed that gray matter changes dramatically through the teen years ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For a long time, people have ...

When does your brain reach adulthood? We're now understanding the many ways the organ continues to mature decades after ...

Your brain begins as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of some 170 billion cells. How does it organize itself along the way? Cold ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For a long time, people have debated whether our brains are blank at birth or are already processing large amounts of information. By studying mice ...