Scientists studying human development are working to improve equipment to learn how babies' brains develop. A team at ...

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Many parents think the school years matter most for neurological development, but a UVA expert says the biggest gains start much earlier.

Support your child’s early learning with these fun and engaging brain-boosting activities for babies and toddlers! The first two years of life are a crucial time for brain development. During this ...

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Why don’t we remember specific events during those crucial first few years, when our brains worked overtime to learn so much? A new Yale study finds evidence that we do form memories, but can’t ...

There is growing evidence that breastfeeding improves the brain development of infants. Researchers at Brown University have discovered that breastfeeding alone produces the best results for boosting ...

Researchers at Stanford University played voice recordings of preemies’ mothers reading stories to them to find out whether it affected how their brains developed. The team observed changes in the ...

Babies with an increased likelihood of autism may struggle to settle into deep, restorative sleep, according to a new study ...