The first major finding is that while most cognitive skills in puppies develop surprisingly early, they develop independently ...

Recent findings published in Science Advances provide new evidence regarding the long-term cognitive effects of consuming ...

Cambridge neuroscientists discover five distinct stages of brain development from birth to 90, revealing key turning points ...

Discover how the brain’s structural networks evolve in five distinct phases across the human lifespan, from childhood to late ...

New research shows that childhood environments shape lifelong memory through a single molecular switch that controls learning-related gene activity.

A new analysis of existing research indicates that the speed of television programming does not inherently harm children’s ...

A new study finds preteens who own smartphones and use them regularly, are at greater risk of depression, obesity and ...

Smartphones are widely owned by children in America, with a Pew Research Center survey finding that 95% of teens ages 13-17 ...

Studying music seems to have helped accelerate the cognitive development, and particularly the auditory- and speech and language-processing abilities, of a group of young children in Los Angeles.

The saying, “Don’t sit in front of the TV all day. It will rot your brain,” might not be the overdramatic statement as people once ...

Mothers who drink alcohol during lactation could be affecting their breastfed baby’s cognitive abilities, according to a new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The study found that ...