Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can ...

A multibillion-dollar project reveals critical moments during pregnancy, and even after birth, when the risk of neurological ...

A global consortium of scientists has created the first and most detailed "developmental maps" of the mammalian brain (from ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For more than a decade, there’s been growing proof that adult humans can form new neurons in the hippocampus, but scientists were still missing ...

When a baby enters the world, their brain contains billions of neurons awaiting connection. The first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, represent a critical period where over 85% of ...

Scientists have reached a milestone in an ambitious initiative to chart how the many types of brain cells emerge and mature ...

A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain’s memory centre, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood. The research from Karolinska ...

A lengthy walk can be a step in the right direction when you have concerns about your memory. A new long-term study indicates ...