Summary: A new study suggests that autism may be linked to the rapid evolution of brain cell types unique to humans.

“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in ...

Women’s brains are just as complex as men’s, yet for years, science largely ignored them. For decades, scientific and... The post Her brain, her research: understanding gender in neuroscience appeared ...

Globally, autism affects about 1 in 100 children, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., the rate is closer to 1 in 31, or 3.2%. That’s far higher than what researchers observe in ...

In a Genomic Press Interview published today in Brain Medicine, Dr. Alex Tsompanidis highlights an exciting new idea that ...

For families of children with severe epilepsy, controlling seizures is often just the beginning of their challenges. Even in ...

Babbling in babies and marmoset monkeys shows how brain growth and feedback from caregivers shape language learning.

When a baby babbles and their parents respond, these back-and-forth exchanges are more than adorable-if-incoherent ...

Losing your sense of direction is one of the earliest and most distressing signs of advanced Alzheimer's disease. Now, a new ...

New research suggests that the evolution of the human brain may explain why autism is more common in humans than in other ...