In a sweeping new map of the adult Drosophila melanogaster brain, researchers at the University of Oxford found that mature neurons still carry a molecular record of where they came from and when they ...

“This marks a major milestone in our multi-site NIH-funded effort to better understand how factors during pregnancy influence neurodevelopment in infants and toddlers,” Newsom said. “The data release ...

Researchers link glymphatic system (brain waste-clearance) dysfunction in childhood to the future development of psychosis and chemical imbalances.

On Thursday, March 12, Smith College President Sarah Willie-LeBreton welcomed to campus Dr. Frances Jensen ’78—renowned ...

Cambridge researchers have revealed a detailed picture of how the human brain grows from mid-pregnancy through the first weeks after birth and identified that sex differences in brain growth are ...

In this week's edition, columnist Gideon Hall examines the common myth that the human brain finishes developing at age 25.

A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating mental illness.

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

Researchers found three master genes that alter brain development in Down syndrome, offering new clues about learning and memory differences.

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Group picture from the kick-off meeting of EPIADAPT. Prof. Tomohisa Toda (third from right) and his project at MPZPM were selected for a funding. The process of “epigenetic memory” in nerve cells ...

New York, March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEW YORK (March 16, 2026) -- The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) today announced it will award $1 million in Distinguished Investigator Grants ...