Instead of a steady climb and gradual decline, the data pointed to five broad phases of development and aging, each with its ...

Key Points: Scientists continue to uncover the ways in which even mild brain injury influences the brain's functioning. Recent findings suggest that such injuries can have an impact on the structure ...

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, ...

In recent years, several studies have suggested that the brain rinses itself of harmful waste, such as Aβ, during sleep. In the May 13 Nature Neuroscience, researchers led by Nicholas Franks and ...

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.