New research has made a striking link between a mother’s exposure to “forever chemicals” during pregnancy and the shape of her child’s brain at age five. The findings offer no conclusion as to whether ...

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, ...

Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

“Early brain development is shaped not only by biology, but by the everyday experiences infants have with their caregivers ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety by their teenage years. This was done ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety by their teenage years, according to ...

New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence.

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach ...