A new study from Spain reveals that babies born to mothers exposed to higher air pollution levels in pregnancy show signs of slower brain myelination, a subtle but ...

Developing neocortex in Down syndrome. IT neurons are labeled in magenta and deep-layer neurons in green. IT and double-positive neurons are increased in DS at this stage [de la Torre-Ubieta Lab] A ...

Editor's Note: The story has been updated with additional commentary. Higher prenatal exposure to a common pesticide, chlorpyrifos (CPF), was associated with a greater likelihood of brain ...

*A new study published in Developmental Science suggests prenatal brain growth may influence early childhood language development, PsyPost reports. Researchers focused on whether prenatal brain ...

Excessive exposure to progesterone in the womb can alter a gene in the frontal cortex in male sheep fetuses, which is needed for brain development and function, according to research presented at the ...