A new study found that the leading environmental factor influencing brain structure and function is the socioeconomic status ...

A child's family income and the neighborhood they grow up in may play a much bigger role in brain development than previously ...

Hundreds of genes have been linked to autism, yet the precise molecular and cellular mechanisms behind it remain largely ...

A study of more than 2,300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' ...

Brain growth and maturation doesn't progress in a linear, stepwise fashion. Instead, it's a dynamic, choreographed sequence that shifts in response to genetics and external stimuli like sight and ...

Family finances and opportunities in a child’s neighborhood account for about 16% of the variability in kids’ brain function ...

In humans, the process of learning is driven by different groups of cells in the brain firing together. For instance, when the neurons associated with the process of recognizing a dog begin to fire in ...

Emerging research suggests overusing digital devices can be harmful, especially to mental health. But does being overly ...

Researchers at Stanford University played voice recordings of preemies’ mothers reading stories to them to find out whether it affected how their brains developed. The team observed changes in the ...