There's a lot going on in your baby's brain before age 5. Here's why experts call it a critical time for setting up a child's ability to thrive ...

Preschool years are a period of rapid brain development. By the age of five, a child's brain is approximately 90 percent of its adult size, highlighting the importance of this developmental window in ...

Most teachers worldwide still believe myths about learning decades after they have been debunked. Here are the most common.

The team pinpointed the exact moment mice learned a new skill by observing the activity of individual neurons, confirming earlier work that suggested animals are fast learners that purposely test the ...

Every time you master a new recipe, remember a phone number, or finally figure out how to fold a fitted sheet, your brain is learning. But new research shows that the brain learns in a more complex ...

Given the complexity of the process, it’s astonishing any human has ever mastered the ability to read. Although written ...

A new study explored how parents' divorce affects early child development. Data from more than 62,000 children aged 3 to 5 ...

Fluctuations in brain activity, also known as neural variability, enable us to be flexible in adjusting our behavior to the ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ...

Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability. When ...