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During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry ...

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A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

There’s this idea that something happens in the human brain when we turn 25. Suddenly, we can rent a car without fees. Make ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...

The 25 number became popular off the back of brain imaging studies from the late 1990s and early 2000s. These studies often tracked changes through childhood and adolescence and showed that the brain ...

A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development.