University of North Carolina-led researchers have used brain connectivity charts built from functional MRI data as a tool for ...

Many teachers and parents know neuroscience, the study of how the brain functions and develops, is important for children's ...

Before a person is even born, the brain has undergone intense expansion and growth in its complexity. This dramatic development continues into the first years of childhood. After an early boom ...

Early adversity weakens children's brain wiring, but strong relationships help protect thinking and learning abilities.

Instead, brain development might best be thought of as a cascading interaction between nature and nurture that unfolds over time. Twenty five years ago ... and discuss how early experiences ...

A groundbreaking study has shown that as children age, excitatory brain activity decreases while inhibitory activity ...

the researchers propose redefining early-life stress as “early-life adversity” to better encompass the diverse experiences that can impact brain development, even those not traditionally perceived as ...

In this week's Therapy Thursday, therapist Kaydee Norton with Sunbeam Family Services discusses the importance of early brain development. Norton says brain health starts before a baby is born.

Investigators have linked difficult early life experiences with reduced quality and quantity of the white matter communication highways throughout the adolescent brain. This reduced connectivity is ...

A study has shown how aspects of brain function change with age, revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory processes increase as children get older. The findings are ...

Decades of research suggest that most people cannot recall personal experiences from the first few years of life ... By letting go of specific early experiences, the brain might be better able ...

A new study has shown how aspects of brain function change with age, revealing that excitatory processes in the brain ...