A new study shows that repetitive DNA, once dismissed as “junk,” plays a critical role in shaping the human brain.

The prefrontal cortex, the brain's command center for decision-making and cognitive control, is the last brain region to ...

Machine learning models of brain age can serve as indicators of infants’ brain development, a new Yale study shows.

The brain is a complex organ -- a network of nerve cells, or neurons, producing thought, memory, action, and feeling. How does this complex system change from childhood to adulthood to late life ...

One of the defining features of humans is our brain's remarkable capacity for language, planning, memory, creativity, and more. These abilities stem not just from our large brain size, but also from ...

FIU will continue as a research site for the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the U.S. for another seven years.

Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the ...