A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence.

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

Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

By editing thousands of genes in mouse stem cells, the scientists identified a list of over 300 that are crucial for neural differentiation.

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

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

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...