Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

Researchers at University of California San Diego, part of the national HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study Consortium, have announced the first data release from this landmark study, ...

Delays in language and reading development are common, and learning disorders such as dyslexia can significantly affect a ...

Luby is an infant/preschool psychiatrist clinician researcher at Washington University School of Medicine. Barch is a clinical scientist researcher at Washington University in St. Louis. The New York ...

Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute recently released their initial data set from Virginia’s long-term child development study. The HEALthy Brain and Child ...

New research from Michigan State University finds that microbes play an important role in shaping early brain development, specifically in a key brain region that controls stress, social behavior, and ...

Hearing the sound of their mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby's brain, according to ...

Microbes, or microorganisms, are all around us and play an important role in bodily functions. MSU researchers found that microbes can also impact brain development. This work is significant because ...

Babies born too soon seem to have stronger connections in one of the major brain areas that supports language processing if ...