Recent neuroscience research shows that our brain’s organization of the visual world occurs much earlier than previously ...

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 ...

Infant object individuation refers to the emerging capacity of young children to distinguish one physical object from another, a foundational element in early cognitive development. From their first ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Breast-fed children have a slight cognitive development advantage over both soy-based and milk-based formula-fed ...

Prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and black carbon is linked to lower infant cognitive scores. Eye-tracking shows poorer memory, with boys being more vulnerable.

A study of 229 infants shows that babies fed formula supplemented with docosahexaenoic acid -- an essential fatty acid found in breast milk -- have higher cognitive skills than babies fed regular ...

The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution ...

Cognitive flexibility refers to the ability to readily switch between mental processes in response to external stimuli and different task demands. For example, when our brains are processing one task, ...

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy is associated with poorer cognitive development in infants as early as six months old, according to new research from Spain. The study is the first to use ...

Your gut is home to an ecological community that harbors over 100 trillion microorganisms. Both “good” and potentially harmful microbes begin residing within human intestines shortly after birth to ...