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 ...

An analysis of data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study found that preteens living in neighborhoods ...

Researchers have discovered a new way that brain plasticity is controlled in early life, offering insight into the little-understood phenomenon of critical-period closure. In the months or years after ...

Depression and anxiety can be predicted by childhood brain development, new study finds - After a six-year study, scientists ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

Early-life pain may leave a lasting mark on social behavior by tipping the balance between excitation and inhibition in the brain. In mice, restoring that balance, including with deep brain ...

Warm, supportive parenting in early childhood is associated with stronger brain responses to rewards years later, a study ...