University of North Carolina-led researchers have used brain connectivity charts built from functional MRI data as a tool for tracking early childhood brain development. Charts mapped the ...

In early childhood, growth charts are used to monitor the height, weight and head circumference, serving as a screening tool to identify physical development. During this window of time, between early ...

Undergraduate Chelsey Tien won the Dean’s Award for her psychology research that explored the role parents play in helping ...

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 ...

The period from birth to eight years old is one of remarkable brain development for children and represents a crucial window of opportunity for education. UNESCO believes early childhood care and ...

Early childhood experiences have a profound impact on brain development – affecting learning, health, behavior, and, ultimately, productivity and income. Yet today, millions of young children are not ...

Early childhood care and education (ECCE), covering the period from birth to 8 years old, is crucial because it leverages a time of significant brain development in children. Quality ECCE can set the ...

University of Canberra provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Big increases in government spending on child care have been recommended by the Productivity Commission, that would see ...

Serum metabolome indicators of early childhood development in the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019). eLife , 2025; 14 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.97982 Cite This Page : ...