Severe forms of autism could be linked to overgrowth of the brain's outer layer that starts while a baby is in the womb, a new study finds. Toddlers with autism have cerebral cortexes -- often ...

Researchers found children who were regularly spanked had less gray matter in certain areas of the prefrontal cortex that have been linked to depression, addiction and other mental health ...

Mar. 23 -- WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Children diagnosed with autism have more gray matter in their brains than non-autistic children, report researchers who used a novel imaging ...

Languages: English, Spanish Children who are breastfed for longer periods of time have a higher volume of grey matter, new research has found. In the study, which was the largest of its kind to ...

A research team led by the Borzage Laboratory at Children's Hospital Los Angeles tested a new functional magnetic resonance ...

"Our findings suggest that cold and heat exposure in periods of rapid brain development may have lasting impacts on children’s white matter microstructure, a risk that must be considered in the ...

Toddlers with autism have cerebral cortexes -- often referred to as "gray matter" -- that are roughly 40% larger than those of children without the developmental disorder, researchers reported ...