“This marks a major milestone in our multi-site NIH-funded effort to better understand how factors during pregnancy influence neurodevelopment in infants and toddlers,” Newsom said. “The data release ...

The World Bank drives early childhood development globally through financing, policy, and partnerships to boost health, learning, and equity.

“By age 3 we know about 50% of what we will eventually know as an adult,” said Prof. Charlie Trautmann, psychology. Trautmann is a part of the Early Childhood Development Project led by Prof. John ...

When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their ...

New neuroscience research reveals how our brains evolve through key life stages, highlighting the hidden strengths of aging.

In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

A new study suggests that growing up in poverty accelerates biological development. For adolescent girls, this early onset of ...

Scientists found that sleep loss during critical stages of growth can influence how brain cells connect and may interact with genetic factors linked to neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism.

These images show some of the testing done with newborns as part of the HBCD study. The left side shows a play assessment, which assesses how babies interact with their environment, and the right side ...