From the moment we’re born, our brains are primed to interact with the world around us, especially with our primary ...

Some studies suggest that playing music to a baby in the womb, and in early childhood years, helps brain development. Some believe that exposure to music whilst in the womb also contributes to ...

Music, including Mozart's compositions, can have several effects on the brain. It engages multiple areas simultaneously, including those responsible for auditory processing, motor control ...

Mozart had it ... predisposition for engaging faces, a baby's brain might fail to be enriched by the social interactions that guide normal development—leading to the wholesale indifference ...

Your baby's ordinary environment provides plenty to look at, more than enough to "stimulate" the visual system. The whole fascinating process of brain development has rightly captured everyone's ...

Listening to Mozart's music can be enjoyable but also boost your brain functioning. If you like the catchy tune, there's no harm in listening to it. The "Mozart effect," which is the theory that ...

Why taking turns is so important Taking turns is needed for language learning and social development. How babies tune into sing-song voices Speaking in high-pitched 'baby voices' makes it easier ...

Dr Danielle Matthews, a developmental psychology specialist from The University of Sheffield, talked to us about baby brain development, language recognition and what we can do to help babies learn.

A Leipzig Municipal Libraries worker holds the lost Mozart manuscript. Photo: Sebastian Willnow/picture alliance / Getty Images A hitherto-unknown piece of music by the Austrian composer Wolfgang ...

A new study has failed to find any strong links between drinking coffee during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental difficulties in children.