Imagine sprinting full-speed into a solid oak tree at 15 miles per hour — and then doing it again and again, 20 times per ...

In a sweeping new map of the adult Drosophila melanogaster brain, researchers at the University of Oxford found that mature neurons still carry a molecular record of where they came from and when they ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford have created the first high-resolution molecular atlas of the adult Drosophila ...

On Thursday, March 12, Smith College President Sarah Willie-LeBreton welcomed to campus Dr. Frances Jensen ’78—renowned ...

Two companion studies, published in Cell Genomics, reveal how brain development lays the foundation for both shared and sex-specific circuits, redefining how neural diversity arises.

Exposure to a diet heavy in fats and sugars during early development primes the brain to overreact to unhealthy foods in ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

Using brain scans and parent surveys, scientists discovered that infants in households struggling to make ends meet show delayed brain maturation. A mother's feeling of income insufficiency proved to ...

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

A comprehensive new study suggests that females require a much larger biological and cognitive shift to develop autism than males do. The findings help explain why the condition is diagnosed ...

Scientists discover that sickle cell disease forces the brain to recruit extra "attention backup" to maintain normal cognitive function.

At a classroom outside Syracuse, students are doing more than just read about science. They’re actually hearing it. Students at Manlius Pebble Hill School are listening to ...