The human brain is highly skilled at detecting patterns in the world and using this information to predict future events.

“Researchers have seen in fMRI studies that when people like the music they’re hearing, areas of the brain responsible for dopamine secretion are working hard.” Here’s a sampling of musical facts from ...

Neuroscientists have discovered brain cells that form multiple coordinate systems to tell us “where we are” in a sequence of behaviours. These cells can play out different sequences of actions, just ...

In the Brain, Music, and Learning team, we investigate various music-related phenomena that are relevant to learning, teaching, and music enjoyment in our every-day life. Our studies cover music ...

Mother's Gut Microbiome During Pregnancy Shapes Baby's Brain Development Aug. 20 ... Infants Hear Significantly More Speech Than Music at Home May 30, 2024 — A new study has compared the ...

A Common Steroid Therapy May Influence Brain Development in Preterm Infants Oct. 31, 2024 — Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth.

An individual’s genes are a key factor affecting how the brain develops throughout early life. Genes contribute to normal individual variation in brain development, and relatively rare genetic ...

"Our work shows how this genetic mutation that has been associated with autism, disrupts the typical balance of brain cells during development," says Stuart A. Lipton, MD, Ph.D., Step Family ...

Recent research into the neural effects of alcohol and recreational drugs suggests that the developmental trajectory of the adolescent brain may be particularly vulnerable to pharmacological ...

Being bullied when young is associated with widespread changes in the adolescent brain, which may influence future mental health, according to the largest brain scanning study of its kind.

these start in cells that are left over from fetal development. They most often occur in adults in their 50s and 60s, though they can happen in children, too. About half of all primary brain and ...