Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry ...

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

There’s this idea that something happens in the human brain when we turn 25. Suddenly, we can rent a car without fees. Make ...

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...

The 25 number became popular off the back of brain imaging studies from the late 1990s and early 2000s. These studies often tracked changes through childhood and adolescence and showed that the brain ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

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

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 ...