When I get up in the morning, the first thing I think about is when I can go back to sleep. Sounds a bit depressing, but we ...

They completed cognitive assessments, physical examinations, and brain scans. They provided blood samples for ... In other words, smarter kids were more likely to maintain healthy lifestyles and ...

As expected, rats housed in enriched environments – complete with toys, space and companions – learned to drive faster than those in standard cages. This finding supported the idea that complex ...

Researchers in Montreal are pointing to the benefits of bilingualism for the brain's health and efficiency — suggesting it ...

The brain is a marvel of efficiency, honed by thousands of years of evolution so it can adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. Yet, despite decades of research, the mystery of how the brain ac ...

According to the researchers, their results refute the “continuum hypothesis” of sex differences by firmly demonstrating ...

It's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has ...

However, recent research suggests otherwise. The human brain’s capacity to store information is almost ten times greater than previously estimated, according to a new study. A team of researchers from ...

Complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our need for big brains and pelvises suitable for upright walking, new research in chimps suggests.

The biggest crisis in early childhood education is a crisis of understanding, Dan Wuori argues in his new book, “The Daycare ...

It's a scientific truth many in the field of early childhood development like to parrot: children's brains are like sponges.

During "fall back" we experience earlier sunrise, but it gets dark earlier. Newman explained, human circadian clocks are adjusted by the sun and determine natural needs like sleep, so the time change ...