What is cognitive development? Expert Dr Samantha Durrant answers parents' questions around this tricky subject, and how it ...

Creative activities boost a child's development. Music sharpens language skills. Art rewires the brain for better thinking.

Higher vitamin D levels in early pregnancy may boost children’s cognitive development. A recent study from the Environmental ...

New research links an ancient DNA sequence to neuron growth, brain-cell balance, and a cognitive flexibility trait that may ...

This theory of cognitive development, she says, is called the differentiation and dedifferentiation hypotheses. During this time, processes and networks in the brain specify, strengthen, and solidify.

How does an involved father benefit cognitive development? How does conversation strengthen brain development? Does early exposure to music boost a child’s cognitive development?

Research shows that early childhood maltreatment is associated with significant delays in social and cognitive development.

Older adults who developed incident HF showed acute declines in cognition, memory and executive function, followed by a steep ...

Only children’s cognitive development by age 11 is more affected by things like their parents’ relationship and wealth than whether they have brothers and sisters.

As children learn more about the world through the people around them, the diversity in languages presents them with a unique opportunity for better social-cognitive learning.