Some children recover better after traumatic brain injury than others, despite appearing similarly to doctors. Looking at the ...

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Play can help children become fluent in the language of the nervous system, learning what their bodies and brains need in ...

What if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind the approach of teachers at Momentous School in Dallas, ...

Most children in elementary school begin learning about the body and how it works; however, research reveals that parents and teachers tend to leave out information about the brain. In fact, one study ...

Neurodiversity advocates have long argued that autistic brains are differently wired. Now, new evidence shows they are right. Researchers have found atypical numbers of brain cells in two key areas of ...

For the first time, a team of researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), has ...

We may consider 18- or 21-year-olds adults, but new research suggests the brain isn’t fully developed or stable until our ...

Sugar hides in plain sight, tucked into cereals, snacks, and drinks that kids love. While it sweetens moments, its impact on young brains runs deep, quietly reshaping how children think, feel, and ...