There's a lot going on in your baby's brain before age 5. Here's why experts call it a critical time for setting up a child's ...

From conception to age two, a baby’s brain grows faster than at any other stage in life. In the womb, brain cells multiply rapidly, forming the connections that later control movement, thought, and ...

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Sensitive periods during development make learning easier, but even beyond them, the brain can adapt with intention. Enriched experiences, supportive relationships, and consistent effort can help a ...

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at UMass Chan Medical School is completing the first phase of data collection for a longitudinal study of the baby's developing social brain. Using functional ...