Brain growth and maturation doesn't progress in a linear, stepwise fashion. Instead, it's a dynamic, choreographed sequence that shifts in response to genetics and external stimuli like sight and ...

Cambridge researchers have revealed a detailed picture of how the human brain grows from mid-pregnancy through the first weeks after birth and identified that sex differences in brain growth are ...

What parents experience before conception and during pregnancy can leave a lasting impact on offspring brain development.

A newly published study in Protein and Cell identifies glutamine synthetase, an enzyme concentrated in brain support cells called astrocytes, as a stage-specific driver of cortical circuit assembly ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia have created the first comprehensive protein-level atlas of brain development, providing unprecedented insight into how the brain forms and potential ...