Computer programming powers modern society and enabled the artificial intelligence revolution, but little is known about how our brains learn this essential skill. To help answer that question, Johns ...

Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.

A cellular-resolution map of prenatal brain development in Down syndrome reveals disrupted neuron production timing and altered cell types.

Your brain reacts to everything you do each day. New research shows that sleep, stress, diet, and environment shape brain ...

The hippocampus follows a "tabula plena" model, starting with dense, random connections that are pruned into an efficient ...