Many parents think the school years matter most for neurological development, but a UVA expert says the biggest gains start much earlier.

Your baby’s brain begins to form in the early weeks of pregnancy. That may sound surprising, but it is the most crucial stage in the development process. This stage lays the foundation for learning, ...

Early childhood educators and their advocates often talk about the crucial development that happens after a baby is born through age 5. What is happening to a baby’s brain that makes these earliest ...

In recent years, the field of neuroscience has uncovered fascinating insights into how our early environments shape who we become. One of the most groundbreaking areas of this research focuses on the ...

Scientists studying human development are working to improve equipment to learn how babies' brains develop. A team at ...

Hearing the sound of their mother's voice promotes development of language pathways in a premature baby's brain, according to a new Stanford Medicine-led study. During the study, which is publishing ...