Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

“Early brain development is shaped not only by biology, but by the everyday experiences infants have with their caregivers ...

Children whose parents struggle with a steady income show delayed brain development in the first year of life, according to a ...

A new study maps how prenatal stress alters immune signalling in the developing brain at a level of detail not seen before ...

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.

Some recent studies proposed that consciousness emerges early in development, possibly during the third trimester of ...

Baby talk isn't just cute—it could play a vital role in helping infants learn the sounds of their language, new research from ...