Experts say an infant’s laughter is an important developmental marker, offering a window into brain development and a child’s ...

Researchers have discovered a new way that brain plasticity is controlled in early life, offering insight into the little-understood phenomenon of critical-period closure. In the months or years after ...

Researchers at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of ...

If you scroll through TikTok or Instagram long enough, you’ll inevitably stumble across the line: “Your frontal lobe isn’t fully developed yet.” It’s become neuroscience’s go-to explanation for bad ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Canadian school boards are suing social media giants for nearly ...

Researchers at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have created one of the largest reference models ever developed ...

A friend offhandedly told me recently, "It's so easy to get my daughter to behave after her birthday – there are so many new toys to take away when she's bad!" While there is certainly an appeal to ...

New research from UC San Diego sheds light on how cannabis affects youth and their ability to maintain attention, react and retain information.

Though some say weed can improve mood and energy, there are negative effects on cognitive skills — especially in younger ...

Learn how brain tumor growth may depend not only on cancer-causing mutations, but also on the molecular conditions in ...