According to the researchers: Childhood brain topology reaches a turning point at age 9, transitioning to the adolescent ...

These eras of brain architecture are marked by four major turning points, which occur around the ages of 9, 32, 66 and 83, ...

A study identifies five key phases of brain rewiring across a lifetime, illuminating cognitive development and aging processes.

High levels of calcium are toxic to cells and contribute to loss of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that a ...

A large study of brain scans shows that our neural wiring evolves through five major stages from birth to late old age. These ...

Scientists exploring how the brain responds to stress discovered molecular changes that can influence behavior long after an ...

New research finds that brain development is not linear. There are distinct phases with unique characteristics.

Norman Doidge, citing a study by Merzenich and colleagues, found that the brain allocates neurological resources to its most active regions.

Veronica Paulus is a former STAT intern supported by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. Neuroscientists have long held that the brain reorganizes itself when a body part is amputated. A new ...

In the end, trauma isn’t proof that you’re broken.Instead, it’s our species’ primordial intelligence, frozen in time. But ...

When someone we know or love starts to develop psychological issues, we don't often associate it with a form of dementia. However, this trait is one of the most common signs of frontotemporal dementia ...

Moshé Feldenkrais was born in Ukraine in 1904, then part of the Russian Empire. Three major influences shaped the life of Feldenkrais: soccer, judo, and his studies in physics. His soccer career ended ...