A new study found that the leading environmental factor influencing brain structure and function is the socioeconomic status ...

Canadian scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a noninvasive brain-monitoring technique could help medical ...

Family finances and opportunities in a child’s neighborhood account for about 16% of the variability in kids’ brain function ...

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 ...

A child's family income and the neighborhood they grow up in may play a much bigger role in brain development than previously ...

Largest U.S. study links teen cannabis use to slower cognitive development and reduced gains in memory and attention.

Neurodevelopment involves the brain's formation of systems responsible for learning, memory, social skills, and overall function. Critical neurodevelopmental processes such as neurogenesis, synaptic ...

Becoming a father is great for a man’s brain health — starting when he first learns that a new child is expected, and then on ...

To meet Cheon Geun-ah, 57 years old, director of Severance Children’s Hospital, one must wait approximately five years for a ...