A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have created a method that makes it possible to transform the brain's support cells ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

Computer programming powers modern society and enabled the artificial intelligence revolution, but little is known about how our brains learn this essential skill. To help answer that question, Johns ...

The discovery could pave the way for new treatments, improved risk prediction, and earlier intervention for brain metastases.

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's brain develops, with effects that last well beyond childhood. But families ...

The claim that the brain, and particularly the frontal lobe, finishes developing at 25 is far less solid than social media ...

Though researchers have long suspected the brain mechanism for computer programming would be similar to that for math or even language, this study revealed that when seasoned coders work, most brain ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Center Foundation is proud to once again present the Train Your Brain program to third-grade classes across Central Oregon. Prompted by an alarming increase of preventable ...