In a fruit fly in which the signaling of a steroid hormone was blocked in experiments at the University of Oregon, glial cells (magenta) no longer needed at a particular stage of brain developments ...

The British Neuroscience Association's Dr Laura Ajram explains why it's crucial to connect neurological research with public awareness ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

The human brain goes through five major stages of development in its lifetime, each bringing "distinctive age-related changes", scientists have identified. Data shows there is a "non-linear change ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...