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 ...

Climate change could be increasing risks to children's brain development. A new study finds that exposure to higher ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's brain develops, with effects that last well beyond childhood. But families ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ...

A three-month-old baby may already hear music as something more than a jumble of sounds. The infant brain responds more ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

New parents frequently stress about whether they're giving their babies sufficient brain stimulation. Pediatric neurologist ...

A new study shows that whether families can reliably meet basic needs, not just how much they earn, may shape infants’ brain development as early as the first year of life. Study: Income insufficiency ...

When a parent experiences an infection while breastfeeding, their body can pass biological stress signals to the newborn ...