A research team has identified genetic factors that influence the shape of subcortical brain regions—far beyond volume measurements. The results could open up new approaches for the early detection of ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

As more labs have adopted this methodology, they’ve created increasingly complex structures, including interconnected systems ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

A hidden waste-removal pathway in the brain has finally been caught in action. Using cutting-edge MRI scans, researchers ...

As I enter deep middle age, parenting two teenagers, I find reading about brain development more interesting. The old-school view of becoming an adult at 18 (or 21) seems simple. The more recent ...

What if we could directly ask the brain about ADHD? A recent study used innovative techniques to do just that.

Long-term cannabis use changes the structure of the brain and leaves users demotivated and unable to make decisions, a study ...

Researchers found that expert birders show structural differences in areas linked to attention and perception.