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

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

Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

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

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence.

High levels of screen time before age 2 years were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety in teenage years, ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

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

June 14, 2012 — A longitudinal imaging study has showed that infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with a subsequent ASD diagnosis exhibited abnormal development of white matter in ...