A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

The human brain, like the brain of other mammals, is known to start developing before birth, via a coordinated sequence of molecular and cellular processes. Neuroscience studies have found that the ...

India, March 11 -- The placenta may hold clues about a child's future health long before birth.

Brain development, especially before birth, is crucial to one’s mental health later in life. We know from previous research that disturbed development in the womb is linked to disorders such as autism ...