Parents face an increasingly difficult decision: embrace technology in children’s education or protect their developing ...

Reading is more than just a silent activity for kids; it is one of the best methods for developing the brain during childhood ...

Not getting enough sleep can put a damper on your day. But for elementary-school age kids, routinely sleeping less than nine hours at night may have a lasting effect on neurocognitive development, ...

A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

The first year of life is critical for brain development, with the brain forming new connections at an astonishing rate of one million per second. The caregiver’s ability to interact with their ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...

Adolescents have long engaged in high-risk behaviors and poor decisions. Now we know that it's got a lot to do with what's ...

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

Brain development does not end at 25 but continues into the early 30s as neural networks become more efficient and ...