Tag Archive for 'Adulthood'

Mousley et al. compared the brains of 3,802 people between zero and ninety years old using datasets of MRI diffusion scans, which map neural connections by tracking how water molecules move through brain tissue. Image credit: Mousley et al., doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65974-8.

Neuroscientists Identify Five Major Epochs of Brain Structure over Course of Human Life

Dec 2, 2025 by News Staff

Neuroscientists have detected five broad phases of brain structure in the average human life, split up by four pivotal turning points between birth and...

The study sheds new light on the link between sleep deprivation and obesity. Image credit: Sweet Briar College.

New Research Illuminates Dominant Functions of Sleep and How They Change Through Our Lives

Sep 22, 2020 by News Staff

Before the age of 2 or 3 years, the human brain grows very rapidly and, during REM sleep, is busy building and strengthening synapses. After 2 or 3 years,...

In a population-based study, young children with severe (at ages 5 and 16 years) and externalizing (at ages 5 and 10 years) behavioral problems were associated with elevated risk of reporting insomnia symptoms in middle adulthood. Image credit: B.A.

Study Reveals Link between Childhood Behavioral Problems and Insomnia Later in Life

Sep 9, 2019 by News Staff

A new study has demonstrated an association of early-life behavioral problems, particularly early- and middle-childhood externalizing problems (restlessness,...