The environment in which children grow up can play a central role in their mental development and psychological well-being.

New research suggests the foundations for reading success begin in toddlerhood. Learn how talking, reading, and word play can ...

Combining microscopy, scanning, and deep learning enables more precise imaging of functional dynamics in neural networks of human cortical organoids.

If you and your family are happily engaging one another without staring into electronic devices, your brains and ...

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 ...

Hundreds of genes have been linked to autism, yet the precise molecular and cellular mechanisms behind it remain largely unclear. A new study published in Nature, led by Gaia Novarino at the Institute ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has been shown to improve the quality of life (QoL) of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) with motor complications 1. However, a wide ...

Parents want to support their child's development, but many aren't sure what works. Here are five common reading myths and ...