Rather than thinking that adolescence ends at 18, groundbreaking brain research has shown that critical brain developmental ...

Discover how the brain’s structural networks evolve in five distinct phases across the human lifespan, from childhood to late ...

We may consider 18- or 21-year-olds adults, but new research suggests the brain isn’t fully developed or stable until our ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

New research suggests the human brain has five distinct ages, and it may not reach adulthood until a person's early 30s.

Our brain wiring seems to undergo four major turning points at ages 9, 32, 66 and 83, which could influence our capacity to learn and our risk of certain conditions ...

An international research team involving the German Primate Center—Leibniz Institute for Primate Research (DPZ), Hannover ...

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In the brain, highly specific connections called synapses link nerve cells and transmit electrical signals in a targeted manner. Despite decades of research, how synapses form during brain development ...

Some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are poorly degradable and are also known as 'forever chemicals'. They adversely affect health and can lead to liver damage, obesity, hormonal disorders, ...