The brains of infants and young children are in continuous and rapid development. These changes are known to go hand in hand with early life learning and the fine-tuning of mental abilities over time.

A mother and her baby smiling at each other is more than a heartwarming exchange—this type of positive interaction may help ...

As any parent can attest, the first few years of a child's life are marked by many sleepless nights. However, the expectation that infants should sleep through the night by a certain age is widespread ...

Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) variability reflects meaningful brain activity, yet its structural and biological correlates during early development remain unknown. Using longitudinal ...

Infant sleep patterns and emotional regulation are important for healthy development, but it is challenging to get real-time insights into infant behavior. Researchers at the University of Illinois ...

Researchers find that growing up in neighborhoods with more educational and socioeconomic opportunities has a positive impact on infants' brain activity. Growing up in neighborhoods with more ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ...

CU Boulder researcher Emily Yeo finds that some babies may benefit from more support and resources so they can grow up to lead long, happy and healthy lives In an ideal world, every baby would be born ...

In the vegetable-growing highlands of southern Tanzania, where smallholder farms feed much of the nation, a new study has ...