University of North Carolina-led researchers have used brain connectivity charts built from functional MRI data as a tool for tracking early childhood brain development. Charts mapped the maturation ...

Treating depression during pregnancy influences infant brain development and early emotional function, according to new ...

Treating depression during pregnancy influences infant brain development and early emotional function, according to new research published in Nature Communications. In the first randomized controlled ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego, part of the national HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study Consortium, have announced the first data release from this landmark study, ...

New research reveals how childhood adversity shapes the brain and behavior. Early-life adversity affects more than half of the world’s children and is a significant risk factor for cognitive and ...

A panel of experts discussed how inequality, conflict, and technology are reshaping early childhood development for TIME100 Talks.

In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ...

Children living in areas with unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter or ozone showed smaller two-year gains in cognitive ...

A study of children raised in Romanian institutions found that severe early psychosocial deprivation was associated with ...

A 1940s experiment put a cat on a cow and popped paper bags to show that fear blocks milk letdown. The hormone link still matters for nursing parents. A Doctor Notched His Thumbnail Every Month for 35 ...

These images show some of the testing done with newborns as part of the HBCD study. The left side shows a play assessment, which assesses how babies interact with their environment, and the right side ...