A missing brain molecule may be disrupting neural wiring in Down syndrome, according to new research. Replacing it in adult ...

Yesterday, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a decision that Donald Trump's executive order denying birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants and non-citizens ...

Researchers from Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology found that educated children perform better on psychological tests measuring executive function abilities, challenging the accuracy ...

Aaron Buss received funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Alexis McCraw does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from ...

One month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled district courts invalidly issue nationwide injunctions, the federal appeals court upheld a national block on President Donald Trump's order restricting ...

Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments being ...

Conditions like A.D.H.D. and autism can make starting and completing tasks feel impossible, but experts say there are workarounds. By Christina Caron The pomodoro technique. Power poses. Planners.

Judge Nicole Berner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday told a lower court to assess whether ...

Scientists have long debated the merits and risks of tinkering with viruses and bacteria, which the president claims caused the coronavirus pandemic. By Carl Zimmer and Emily Anthes President Trump ...