New research indicates that the structural organization of the human brain does not develop in a continuous, linear fashion ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

Riddle me this: how can it be that reading these words activates nearly identical word-sensitive patches of the brain's visual system in you and nearly every other reader of this story? And that a ...

On neuroscience’s big stage Nov. 15, MIT Professor Earl K. Miller will propose that thought and consciousness emerge from the fast and flexible organization of the cortex produced by the analog ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

Early exposure to harsh parenting during preschool years can have widespread effects on the organization of the entire brain’s communication. Later exposures affect specific brain areas. A new ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...