Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain samples ...

A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain's memory center, the hippocampus, ...

Upon exposure to the chemical pair, the zebrafish embryos exhibited various brain abnormalities, such as the rostral shift in brain region markers (e.g., hoxb1a gene), duplication of key neurons ...

Brain development in the womb is affected by the mother’s level of exposure to air pollution, researchers have found, although it’s not clear whether the brain structure ...

The researchers focused on adolescence because it's a sensitive period for brain development. "Adolescents are vulnerable," said Cermakian. "Their internal clocks tend to run later than the rest of ...