Lateralization of the brain – the tendency for the left and right hemispheres to specialize in different functions – underlies the development of a left-to-right mental number line, according to a ...

A study in newborn chicks shows that brain lateralisation is essential for the development of a left-to-right mental number line.

Bodily functions rise and decline with age, and the brain is no exception. However, the exact trajectory of our brain ...

Researchers analyzed 139 neuroimaging studies spanning ages 5 to 85 to map the brain’s activity in cognitive control.