Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have created the first detailed map showing how genetic activity is controlled in ...
CAMBRIDGE, UK — The human brain doesn't simply grow and then decline. Instead, it moves through five distinct structural phases over a lifetime, separated by four major turning points at ages 9, 32, ...
A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain's memory center, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood. The research from Karolinska ...
Dr. Frances Jensen ’78, acclaimed author of The Teenage Brain, will speak at a colloquium on Thursday, March 12 at 5 p.m. in ...
A new study finds that brain changes are not a steady progression; instead, distinct neural rewiring occurs around ages 9, 32, 66, and 83. A new study of brain MRIs has pinpointed four major turning ...
A late-maturing brain filter in the thalamus prunes noisy sensory inputs over time, helping adults ignore distractions and ...
Exposure to a diet heavy in fats and sugars during early development primes the brain to overreact to unhealthy foods in ...