According to a new study, children with autism have an excess of synapses in the brain, due to a slowdown of the normal pruning process during development.
Researchers report the frontoparietal network plays a key role in why humans have superior reasoning skills.
Researchers take inspiration from the developing brain to create improved computer algorithms.
A gene associated with schizophrenia may trigger runaway synaptic pruning during adolescence, a new study reports.
Researchers have shows how synapses are lost during early Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers discover proteins that play an important role in the immune system may be responsible for fine tuning motor control during development and reducing motor function as we age.
New neurons in the adult brain have more in common with embryonic brains than scientist thought, a new study reports.
Researchers have identified how sexually dimorphic connections arise in the nervous systems of nematode worms.
A new study reports a gene mutation linked to autism also plays a critical role when it comes to the formation and maturation of synapses.
A new study reports pregnant women with high levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines may have a significantly increased risk of having a child with autism combined with an intellectual disability.
A new study reports cannabis can prune synapses and destroy some neural circuits.
Researchers have identified a previously unknown stage of human brain development.
