Models of how the brain changes over time could help researchers to understand how diseases affect the organ later in life.

The human brain is often described as one of the most complex structures in biology, and much of its power comes from how ...

A scientific team has shown that, under the right circumstances, 3D cell culture models of human brain tissue, known as ...

Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a lab for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads ...

Researchers kept human brain organoids developing for over five years, revealing prolonged maturation that mirrors human ...

Scientists’ ability to recapitulate the human brain in a dish has always been hindered by the inability to model the full ...

The human brain is often described as one of the most complex structures in biology, and much of its power comes from how it's organized.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects every individual differently. Scientists have identified more than a thousand genes associated with ASD, yet no single gene accounts for most cases. This has ...

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 ...

When a baby enters the world, their brain contains billions of neurons awaiting connection. The first 1,000 days of life, from conception to age two, represent a critical period where over 85% of ...

One aspect of this neuroplasticity is the increased “cross talk” that the teen brain experiences between its different regions. For instance, as the prefrontal cortex (the brain region that supports ...