New research finds that brain development is not linear. There are distinct phases with unique characteristics.

The last turning point comes around age 83. The data for this final era is more limited, but the defining feature is a shift ...

The human brain has four distinct turning points where its structure changes, according to a study published in the journal ...

Cambridge neuroscientists discover five distinct stages of brain development from birth to 90, revealing key turning points ...

Our ideas, tastes, and abilities to innovate and create shape up during different life stages. Scientists have identified ...

During the early thirties, the brain’s wiring pattern moves into what the researchers describe as the adult mode. This adult ...

Four major turning points around ages nine, 32, 66 and 83 create five broad eras of neural wiring over the average human ...

A large study of brain scans shows that our neural wiring evolves through five major stages from birth to late old age. These ...

Adolescents often sleep less than recommended and have substantially different sleep patterns on weekdays and weekends. Their ...

A hidden four-layer structure in the brain’s key memory hub has been revealed, reshaping how scientists understand learning ...

Political views are tied to brain structure, study suggests. April 7, 2011— -- Amid the looming prospect of a government shutdown, the clock is ticking for Democrats and Republicans to strike a ...

Ancient pterosaurs may have taken to the skies far earlier and more explosively than birds, evolving flight at their very ...