The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

In a new study, Yale researchers offer a look into how infants’ brains work and change over time, and how these processes can be disrupted by preterm birth. The findings, the researchers say, could ...

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 June 2025 – In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant ...

Early life pain exposure alters brain development in preterm infants, particularly female infants, according to a new study. The observational cohort study collected and analyzed data from 150 infants ...

Parents have long intuitively known that music holds more than mere entertainment value for their little ones. Now, scientific research confirms this parental wisdom, establishing music as a powerful ...

Advanced technology now enables researchers to measure neonatal sleep patterns, sparking renewed interest in studying how sleep affects brain development. In a recent study published in Pediatric ...

One of the most pervasive myths about infancy, age 0-3 years old, is that infants don’t remember anything, so experience in infancy doesn’t really matter. I’ve heard this from even the most informed ...

Infants born deaf or hard of hearing show adverse changes in how their brains organize and specialize, but exposure to sound and language may help them develop more normally, according to new research ...

A study in JAMA Network Open, led by experts at Cincinnati Children's, used MRI brain scans and cognitive testing to confirm a link between maternal high blood pressure and brain anomalies among ...

From the moment we’re born, our brains are primed to interact with the world around us, especially with our primary caregivers. Infants are wired for connection, seeking out facial expressions, vocal ...