Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.

From Piaget’s stages to Vygotsky’s social learning and Erikson’s life-span psychosocial stages, developmental theories offer unique lenses on how children grow. Each framework shapes how we understand ...

Under the new CBA, WNBA teams can sign young players to development-player contracts.

Researchers discover that language and Theory of Mind originate in separate brain regions in children, challenging theories of overlapping cognitive development.

Human babies arrive with 100 extra bones for the same reason birth is the most dangerous event in mammalian life. Both facts ...

Scientists at UCLA have created one of the first cellular-resolution molecular maps detailing how Down syndrome alters human brain development before birth—a resource that resolves longstanding ...

Much later, Sen would articulate the idea of “capability”, suggesting that development is not simply the accumulation of ...

The sperm and the egg cell's nuclei compete for size directly after fertilization and this is necessary for proper embryonic ...

A new early childhood center in Tucson’s Rita Ranch is opening with a hands-on approach that combines cognitive, social, and emotional learning. The Learning Experience uses a play-based L.E.A.P.

Scientists mapped human brain development in Down syndrome at a cellular level, discovering that stem cells "rush" to become ...

A cellular-resolution map of prenatal brain development in Down syndrome reveals disrupted neuron production timing and altered cell types.

Mr. Habteab Tesfatsion, Governor of the Southern Region, and Dr. Woldai Fitur, head of the Investment Center at the Office of ...