Scientists have uncovered evidence supporting a mechanism in which transposable elements (TEs), once considered ...

By studying mice throughout their lives, scientists revealed that a network of neurons in the hippocampus starts out dense ...

A research team from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology), in collaboration with the IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini in Genoa (Italy), has demonstrated that ...

While some of us enjoy curling up with a good book, others prefer watching a series or playing video games. But from the ...

The findings may have implications for the classroom, as well as for broader efforts to reduce socioeconomic disparities in ...

In a study published in Cell Reports, biomedical scientist Xuecai Ge at the University of California, Riverside and her team ...

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

The timing of trauma determines adult behavioral outcomes like aggression or social anxiety by impacting specific developmental windows in the brain.

If you scroll through TikTok or Instagram long enough, you’ll inevitably stumble across the line: “Your frontal lobe isn’t fully developed yet.” It’s become neuroscience’s go-to explanation for bad ...

Teen cannabis use is linked to slower cognitive growth, especially memory, with THC as a likely contributor during key ...

Excessive exposure to progesterone in the womb can alter a gene in the frontal cortex in male sheep fetuses, which is needed for brain development and function, according to research presented at the ...

Researchers find marijuana use in teens tied to slower gains in memory, focus, and thinking skills.