How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

New neuroscience research reveals how our brains evolve through key life stages, highlighting the hidden strengths of aging.

New research from the University of Wyoming reveals that the brain cells that control hunger may be far more adaptable during prenatal brain development than scientists previously believed. This ...

Studying the process of brain formation illuminates just how much of development is a series of tiny miracles. Only a few weeks after a human egg is fertilized, a sheet of cells called the neural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research on the human brain shows that male and female brains develop differently due to early auditory experiences (photo credit: ...

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

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory postdoc Stan Kerstjens and colleagues have devised a new theory for how the brain organizes ...

Your brain begins as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of some 170 billion cells. How does it organize itself along the way? Cold ...

When a cocaine addict relapses, it isn’t a matter of personal failure — it’s the biological result of their brain’s rewiring, ...