It’s not just familiar faces they’re learning to recognize—it’s also their own. By 6 to 9 months, they may smile at their reflection, light up at familiar people, and even show a bit of stranger ...

The findings suggest that the human brain is neither completely pre-wired nor a blank slate, but rather a dynamic system.

A Stanford-led study finds that brain organization for visual recognition is partly innate but also shaped by experience. Using MRI on infants, researchers identified stable white matter connections ...