It's easy for kids to get distracted when they're doing schoolwork, studying, or doing any other task that requires concentration. One thing that can help? Brain breaks! These quick activities for ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

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In his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to him about what he learned along the way and how this knowledge sheds new ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

A growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological conditions. Credit...Yuko Shimizu Supported by By Rachel E. Gross Estrogen is the ...

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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 ...