The brain’s memory center may begin life more like a crowded web than an empty canvas. Researchers discovered that early neural networks in the hippocampus are dense and seemingly random, then become ...

Scientists at UCLA have created one of the first cellular-resolution molecular maps detailing how Down syndrome alters human brain development before birth—a resource that resolves longstanding ...

By studying mice throughout their lives, scientists revealed that a network of neurons in the hippocampus starts out dense ...

For most of human evolution, the story of the brain seemed to move in one direction: up. Over millions of years, our ...

A newly identified brain protein may play a major role in how the body ages. Researchers discovered that declining levels of ...

For decades, scientists have sought to explain the so-called "Cambrian Explosion," a pivotal period over 500 million years ago when a remarkable diversity of animal life appeared in the fossil record.

Children experiencing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder face symptoms that can persist, emerge, or fade away completely as they grow older. A recent study published in Nature Mental Health ...