It is homing in on recently published findings that found engagement in a part of babies’ brains when viewing smiling or ...

Genetic variants linked to autism are associated with structural differences in neonatal white matter, particularly increased ...

How nature and nurture combine to shape the brain is nowhere more evident than in the development of language ability. How much of that comes hardwired, and how do babies acquire the rest?

Dr Danielle Matthews, a developmental psychology specialist from The University of Sheffield, talked to us about baby brain development, language recognition and what we can do to help babies learn.

“Connection and stimulating the brain in that way through words and ... hard-copy books are the best choice for reading to newborns. “There’s a number of reasons for that—one is the ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered a novel mechanism involved in brain development. They found that small ...

Maternal DNA, particularly the X chromosome, significantly influences a baby’s brain development and aging. Genetic ...

about the best ways to aid a baby's brain development. "At Blackpool Better Start we believe that building a brain is a lot like building a house - and to do that you have to have a strong foundation.

A new study reveals what controls the maturation pace of this reflex in newborn animals ... slowest-maturing part of the brain circuit must set the pace for the development of the reflex.

Further, zebrafish are transparent, so researchers literally watched brain cells called neurons mature to understand the changes that let a newborn ... maturity during development without input ...