The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of the human brain. During this stage, the brain is known to grow ...

Parents have long intuitively known that music holds more than mere entertainment value for their little ones. Now, scientific research confirms this parental wisdom, establishing music as a powerful ...

At just two months old, babies are already organizing the world in their minds. Brain scans revealed distinct patterns as ...

The research blends advanced brain imaging with artificial intelligence to shed light on how infants process the world around them. Together, these tools offer a clearer picture of what babies may be ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD By seamlessly tracking brain growth from the womb into early life, researchers uncover when key brain regions surge and how subtle sex differences emerge before birth. Study: ...

“It really tells us that infants are interacting with the world in a lot more complex of a way than we might imagine,” said ...

Infantile amnesia is the global loss of episodic and contextual memories formed in early life. Our research shows that the engrams storing these memories endure in the brain into adulthood (in mice) ...

Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a common behavior for many people. While occasionally delaying or putting off ...

Anyone who has ever cared for a baby will no doubt have wondered what’s going on inside their little heads. With only “crying ...

For years, the screen time recommendation for children under age 2 has been simple: They shouldn’t have any. But as surveys ...

Nearly two million children in the UK are affected by early language delays. New research will examine whether noise in ...