New research emphasizes the importance of the first 1,000 days in brain development, showing how early experiences shape ...

Your brain can still make new neurons when you're an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neurons contribute to cognitive function? To uncover the relationship between neurogenesis in ...

But in humans, the technical challenges of identifying and analyzing new neurons in adult brains, combined with their rarity, had led scientists to doubt their significance to brain function.

Having ADHD as an adult can make it hard to focus ... researchers say people with the condition have differences in brain structure, function, and chemistry compared to those without it.

We found that new neurons in the adult brain are linked to reduced cognitive decline—particularly in verbal learning, or learning by listening to others. Researchers know that new neurons ...